Athlone Institute of TechnologyOpen Days15 November 2013 – 10am-2pm

16 November 2013 – 10am-1pm

• OpenDaysatAITpresentanidealopportunitytodiscovermoreaboutgoingtocollegeinAthlone.Youwillgettotalkwithlecturersaboutcoursesthatareofinteresttoyou,findoutwhatyouwillbestudyingandwhattypeofjobsyoucanexpecttoqualifyfor.

• YouwillalsomeetwithcurrentAITstudentstogetthelow-downoncollegelife;fromcompletingassignmentstogoingforsportingglory.

• MeetsomeofAIT’s525internationalstudents,whowilltellyouabouttheircultures,theirhomecountriesandwhattheyloveaboutAIT.

• LearnaboutAIT’spartnershipswithmorethan230thirdlevelinstitutionsaroundtheworld,whichgiveAITstudentstheoptionofspendingasemesterorayearabroadincitiesasdiverseasNewYork,BeijingandEmden.

• Exhibitionareasarelocatedinthecanteenofthemainbuildingoncampus,theEngineeringandInformaticsBuilding,thesciencefacilities,andtheHospitality,TourismandLeisureStudiesBuilding.

• Campustourswillguideyouaroundourfacilities,whichhavereceivedmorethan€115millioninvestmentsince2000.Gettoseelecturetheatresandlabs,aswellastheinstitute’sOlympic-andFIFA-standardindoorandoutdoorfacilities,includingthenewInternationalArena.

• Ourstudentambassadorsareonhandtoguideyouaroundcampusandtoansweranyofyourquestionsaboutcollegelife.Theyaretheonesinthebrightgreent-shirts,soyoucan’tmissthem!

• Somefactsandfiguresworthbearinginmind:just15%ofAITgraduateswereseekingemploymentsixmonthsaftercompletingtheirstudies,89%ofhonoursdegreestudentscompletetheirdegreeatAIT,while60%ofhonoursdegreestudentsgraduatewitha1stor2.1.

About Open Days at AIT

Schedule of talks

BUSINESS10.00-10.30 EarlofRosseLectureTheatre Whystudybusinessin2014?12.00-12.30 EarlofRosseLectureTheatre Whystudybusinessin2014?

ACCOUNTING11.00-11.30 EarlofRosseLectureTheatre Accountingasarewardingandvariedcareer1.00-1.30 EarlofRosseLectureTheatre Accountingasarewardingandvariedcareer

SOCIAL CARE & CHILDCARE10.30-11.00 EarlofRosseLectureTheatre Careersinsocialcareandearlyyearscare&education12.30-1.00 EarlofRosseLectureTheatre Careersinsocialcareandearlyyearscare&education

HOSPITALITY, TOURISM & LEISURE STUDIES10.00-1.00 Hospitality,Tourism&Leisure Comeandcheck-intothehospitality,tourismand StudiesBuilding leisureindustry Openclassrooms,meetandchatwithpaststudents. Findoutwherethejobopportunitiesare.

ENGINEERING10.00-10.45 EngineeringandInformaticsBuilding AgeneralpresentationonengineeringatAITwillbe11.00-11.45 deliveredinlecturetheatreX103.Studentswillthen12.00-12.45 havetheopportunitytoparticipateinaguidedtour oftheEngineeringandInformaticsBuilding.

LIFE AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE10.00-10.30 DouglasHydeLectureTheatre Undergraduateprogrammesinlife&physicalscience11.00-11.30 DouglasHydeLectureTheatre Undergraduateprogrammesinlife&physicalscience12.00-12.30 DouglasHydeLectureTheatre Undergraduateprogrammesinlife&physicalscience

GENERAL11.30-12.00 EarlofRosseLectureTheatre DAREandsupportsavailableatAITforstudentswith disabilities

11.30-12.00 DouglasHydeLectureTheatre Employmenttrends–atalkfromMatrixRecruitment

12.30-1.00 DouglasHydeLectureTheatre Foundationsforthefuture–AIT’sDepartmentof LifelongLearning

10.30-11.00 DouglasHydeLectureTheatre LifeasamaturestudentatAIT

Friday 15 November

LIFE AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE11.00-11.30 DouglasHydeLectureTheatre Undergraduateprogrammesinlife&physicalscience

GENERAL11.30-12.00 DouglasHydeLectureTheatre DAREandsupportsavailableatAITforstudentswith disabilities

Saturday 16 November