Introduction

Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology, commonly referred to as IADT, is a polytechnic located in Dun Laoghaire, Ireland, focusing on art and design. It is an important educational base for Ireland's creative industries.

Overview

Student size: more than 2,500 students, including international students from 55 countries.

Number of faculty and staff: 340 academic staff and 459 administrative staff in 2010.

History and establishment time

Established on April 1, 1997, its predecessor was Dun Laoghaire School of Art and Design, which was later merged into the school to become the School of Creative Arts.

School Strength

Course settings: Provide undergraduate and postgraduate courses covering art, design, business, humanities, psychology, computer and other fields, such as creative media technology, creative computing, applied psychology, film and television production, art management and other majors.

Teaching mode: focus on the combination of theory and practice, through studio practice, project cooperation, internships and other methods, so that students can improve their professional skills and innovation ability in practice.

Corporate Cooperation: More than 30 companies are received through the Enterprise and Innovation Program every year, providing students with abundant internship and employment opportunities. The employment rate of graduates is high, and 92% of graduates are employed within one year after graduation.

Institutional Nature

Public Polytechnic.

Educational Philosophy

Emphasis on the integration of creative arts and media, focusing on cultivating students' ability to lead and innovate in the ever-changing digital world, and committed to cultivating future creators, shapers, technical experts, thinkers, storytellers and innovators.

Key Laboratories and Disciplines

Key Laboratories: With advanced teaching and research facilities such as Media Cube, it provides students with a platform for practice and innovation, supports graduate entrepreneurship development projects, and provides venues for start-ups in the fields of media and digital media.

Advantageous Disciplines:

Film and Animation: The National Film School of the school is one of its ace schools. It is a center of excellence in film, animation, broadcasting and digital media. It offers Ireland's only honorary bachelor's degree program in film and television production, and has cultivated many Oscar, BAFTA, Emmy and Irish Film and Television Awards award-winning alumni.

Creative Media Technology: Focuses on cultivating students' technical capabilities and innovative thinking in the fields of digital media, interactive design, virtual reality, etc., so that students can play an important role in emerging creative industries.

Art and Design: Covers multiple professional directions such as graphic design, visual communication design, product design, animation design, etc., emphasizes the integration of art and technology, and cultivates students' aesthetic ability and design practice ability.

Department

The school has two departments:

Film, Art and Creative Technology Department: Includes creative media technology, creative computing, applied psychology, film and television production, animation, photography, visual communication design and other majors.

Business and Humanities Department: Covers majors such as English, media and cultural studies, business studies and arts management, entrepreneurship and management.

Ranking

Its National Film Academy was rated as one of the top film schools in the world in 2020 by Variety magazine.

The school is one of the top ten animation schools in Europe.

Expenses

The tuition fee for international students' undergraduate courses is about 10,000-12,000 euros/year, and the tuition fee for postgraduate courses is about 12,000-15,000 euros/year.

Campus

Location: Located on Keel Avenue in Dun Laoghaire, Dublin, about two kilometers from Dun Laoghaire, close to Baker's Corner and Deans Grange, with many bus routes passing through.

Campus Facilities: The campus covers an area of ​​7 hectares and has complete facilities such as library, computer laboratory, outdoor artificial turf field, parking lot, church (student union area), canteen, cafeteria, etc. In recent years, sports facilities such as full-size all-weather floodlit football field have been added.