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A bird’s eye view of the MTU Kerry campus with the new STEM building in the foreground.
MTU has marked a significant milestone with the topping out of the new STEM (Science Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) building taking place on Kerry North Campus.
The building is due for completion in summer 2025 and will provide new lecture theatres, classrooms, machinery workshops, halls and laboratory space when it opens.
It will also expand MTU’s portfolio of programmes and services and will play a vital role in achieving the vision of MTU, significantly enhancing the university’s number of STEM graduates.
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The project is part of the Department of Higher and Further Education, Research, Innovation and Science’s Higher Education Public Private Partnership (PPP) programme, which is also seeing the development of a new Learning Resource Centre on MTU’s Bishopstown Campus in Cork.
The new 8,913m² three-storey STEM building which was topped out on Tuesday 16th April will help MTU as it strives to deliver the STEM graduates of the future for the Southwest region and beyond.
These graduates will be skilled in areas from Pharmaceutical Science, Agricultural Science and Agricultural Engineering to Civil Engineering, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Wildlife Biology, Pharmacy Technician, Veterinary Bioscience and Veterinary Nursing.
Programmes are offered at Apprenticeship level, Degree, Masters and PhD level together with a suite of lifelong learning and research opportunities.
Speaking at the topping out ceremony, Chair of MTU’s Governing Body, Mr Jimmy Deenihan said: “I’m delighted to see the STEM building coming along so well and reaching this milestone. It will be a great asset for our students and staff, but it will also benefit the entire South-West region with knock-on impacts in terms of learning and employment opportunities, research, and economic development. We are also progressing the business cases for the construction of a Learner Centre on our North Campus in Kerry and the expansion and renovation of Blocks D and A in Bishopstown. All of these developments point to a very bright future for MTU, our students, staff and surrounding communities.”
Ger Ronayne, Chief Executive Officer of JJ Rhatigan & Company, shared his thoughts on the progress at the topping out ceremony, saying: “We are pleased with how this project is moving along. We’re right on track for completion by the second quarter of 2025. This latest building marks a significant milestone in the Government’s higher education public-private partnership (PPP) programme and I would also like to take this opportunity to thank our project team for their dedication and hard work, which are crucial to the successful delivery of this important facility for the students of MTU in Kerry.”
Commenting on this project milestone, MTU President, Professor Maggie Cusack said: “The topping out of the new STEM building on our Kerry North campus marks an exciting step forward. At MTU, our students are at the heart of our university and I’m sure that the new STEM building will greatly improve their university experience. When it opens next year, the new building will be a state-of-the-art facility for our students and staff and will further enhance MTU’s local, national and international reputation as a truly great, globally competitive university.”
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