The Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) is expected to double the size of its main campus as part of a £20 million development plan. The extension, which has been approved by An Bord Pleanala, will add over 10,000 square metres of floor space to its college on Galway's Dublin Road. Details of the plan were unveiled yesterday by the Minister for Education, Dr Woods, who also opened the GMIT's Cluan Mhuire Library on Galway's Monivea Road.
Work on the first phase is expected to begin in the autumn, and will be completed by 2002. The GMIT comprises four technological institutes - two in Galway city, one in Letterfrack, Co Galway, and one in Castlebar, Co Mayo. Enrolments for GMIT by 2004 will rise to 6,000 full-time students, according to the institute.
The extension will include a library and information technology suite; a 300-seat "high specification" auditorium; lecture theatres; a reception area; a conference and exhibition area; and space for the directorate and staff.
