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WWW.GMIT.IE
W W W.G M I T.I E Galway
Galway Mayo
Mayo Letterfrack
Letterfrack Mountbellew
Mountbellew
Dear Student,
It is my great pleasure to welcome you to
Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT).
This is an exciting time for GMIT. We are one of the largest and
most respected providers of third level education in Ireland and
are advancing plans for re-designation as a Technological
University. This will benefit our students, graduates, employers
and the region as a whole. You are now part of this success story
and of our future.
Your time spent studying at GMIT is very important to us. We have a wide range of supports in
place to help you achieve your academic and personal best during your time with us.
In order to get off to the best start, I invite you to read the information in this pack carefully and,
in particular, to visit our website (www.gmit.ie) which has all the information required to help you
register and pay your fees online.
When you arrive at GMIT you will be invited to attend a number of induction sessions. These are
important to attend as they are your chance to familiarise yourself with the campus, your course,
your lecturers and life as a third level student.
Your learning experience at college will be different to what you have experienced up to this
point. At GMIT students benefit from our very positive staff-student interactions and learn
through small classes, hands-on practical work, mentoring, internships and opportunities to
study abroad.
A significant part of our examination and assessment of your performance involves continuous
assessment and this differentiates us from other colleges. You can improve your chances of a
good end of year result by ensuring you maintain a high attendance rate throughout the year.
Finally, I would like to encourage you to engage in the many extra-curricular opportunities
available on campus. You may join a club or society, engage in community service, make a
new discovery through research and learn about other cultures by meeting students
from around the world.
When you make a success of any programme you study at third level, the
evidence shows that this will improve your chances of having a fulfilling
career, with improved earnings, and a longer and healthier life in general.
Castlebar
Every year, some 2,000 students who have met our high academic
standards graduate from GMIT. We can count among those graduates
many accomplished people in the areas of the Arts, Hotel and Catering, Letterfrack Mountbellew
Business, Science and Engineering.
Galway
In a few short years, you will be one of those graduates.
We hope you enjoy the journey.
Yours sincerely,
Dr Fergal J. Barry / Dr Fearghal S. de Barra
President GMIT / Uachtarán ITGM
WEEK 1 WEEK 2 WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5
College Equality Get Healthy Be
Knowledge & Diversity Involved Campus Inspired
Introduction to your Celebration of Stay Safe Day Healthy Campus Careers Fair
School, Programme, Equality & Diversity Promotions &
Lecturers & amongst the college Clubs & Information on: Inspirational
Classmates population under Societies Day • Nutrition Speakers
the themes of: • Mental Health
Learn about • Age Students’ Union • Exercise Meet Successful
non-academic • Disability Activities • Wellbeing GMIT Graduates
supports available • Sexual Identity • Drug & Alcohol
& meet the & Orientation Student Awareness Part-time Jobs
providers • Gender Services • Smoke Less & Volunteer Fair
• Ethnicity Promotions
Family Afternoon • Religion Free Exercise Civic
Social Classes Engagement
Collect your ID Events
Green Campus International
Activities Day
Competitions
WELCOME PROGRAMME
Week 1 - College Knowledge
FAMILY AFTERNOON
Tuesday 04/09
1pm-3pm - CCAM 3pm-5pm Galway Campus (Café Foyer)
12pm – 1.30pm Mayo Campus (St Mary’s Hall) & 4pm – 6pm Letterfrack Campus
Stands from Schools, Student Services, Access & Disability, Students Union, Fees, International, PASS etc.
Library Tours, Talk on Access/Disability, Student Services, Fees, etc.
SCHOOLS
GALWAY CAMPUS: SCHOOL OF SCIENCE
Applied Biology & Pharmaceutical Science Forensic Science & Analysis
Chemical & Pharmaceutical Science Physics & Instrumentation
Applied Freshwater & Marine Biology Science (Undenominated)
Wed. 05/09 at 9.30am in Theatre 1000 - Student Services Induction Programme
Thurs. 06/09 at 9am in Room 903 - School Introduction & Activities
Computing & Digital Media Medical Science
Digital Media & Society Sports & Exercise Science
Computing Software Development Public Health Nutrition
Software Development
Wed. 05/09 at 10.30am in Room 903 - Student Services Induction Programme
Thurs. 06/09 at 10am in Room 994 - Medical Science/Sports & Exercise Science/Public Health Nutrition
School Introduction & Activities
Thurs. 06/09 at 11am in Room 994 - Computing Programmes - School Introduction & Activities
GALWAY CAMPUS: SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
Architectural Technology Construction Management
Civil Engineering Quantity Surveying & Construction Economics
Wed. 05/09 at 12pm in Union Square - Student Services Induction Programme
Thurs. 06/09 at 10am in Room 903 - School Introduction & Activities
Agriculture Engineering Mechanical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering Manufacturing Engineering Design
Energy Engineering Software & Electronic Engineering
Engineering (Common Entry)
Wed, 05/09 at 1pm in Union Square - Student Services Induction Programme
Thurs 06/09 at 11am in Room 903 - School Introduction & Activities
GALWAY CAMPUS: GALWAY INTERNATIONAL HOTEL SCHOOL
Hotel & Catering Management Food Innovation & Enterprise
International Hotel Management Event Management & Public Relations
Hotel & Hospitality Operations Business in Tourism
Culinary Arts – Professional Chef Programme International Tourism Management
Culinary Arts Management Retail Management
Culinary & Gastronomic Sciences Heritage Studies
Thurs. 06/09 at 9.30am in Theatre 1000 - School Introduction & Activities and Student Services Induction
Fri. 07/09 - Individual Programme Activities will be timetabled by Departments
#First5weeks
3rd-7th September
GALWAY CAMPUS: SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Accounting Finance
Business Information Systems Finance & Economics
Entrepreneurship Marketing & Sales
Thurs. 06/09 at 11am in Theatre 1000 - School Introduction & Activities
Fri 07/09 at 9am in Theatre 1000 - Student Services Induction Programme
Business
Thurs. 06/09 at 12pm in Theatre 1000 - School Introduction & Activities
Fri. 07/09 at 10am in Room 903 - Student Services Induction Programme
OTHER CAMPUSES
CENTRE OF CREATIVE ARTS & MEDIA (CCAM)
All CCAM Programmes - Thurs. 06/09 at 10am in Room 111 (CCAM)
Fri 07/09 at 11am in Room 994 (Galway Campus)
LETTERFRACK CAMPUS
All Letterfrack Programmes start Wednesday 5th September at 9.30am in LT1 (Letterfrack)
MAYO CAMPUS
All Mayo Programmes start Wednesday 5th September at 10am in St. Marys Hall (Mayo)
MOUNTBELLEW CAMPUS
Agriculture & Environmental Management Rural Enterprise & Agri-Business
Start Wednesday 10am – Reception Area GMIT Mountbellew
SPECIALIST INDUCTION SESSIONS
MATURE/TRANSFER/FURTHER EDUCATION STUDENTS
All Mature Students Transfer & Further Education Students
Mon. 03/09/18 at 10am in Room 994 - Special Induction Session
Wed – Fri 05-07 Sept - Mature Students to attend relevant scheduled School & Induction activities
Mon 10/09/18 - Transfer and Further Education Students commence with Continuing Students
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
All Students coming to GMIT through the International Office
Tues 04/09/18 at 10am in Room 939 – Student Services Induction activities
Wed – Fri 05-07 Sept – Activities organised by International Office
Mon 10/09/18 - Commence programmes with Continuing Students
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Mon – Tues 03-04 Sept - Individual Induction Sessions and Tours organised by Access & Disability Office
Before you arrive...
REGISTRATION & ID
Fast Track your registration by registering online at
ssb.ancheim.ie/gmit/ and also complete the HEA survey. You can then
pick up your ID during your first few days on campus
FEES/GRANTS
Check out Student Fees and Grant Information online -
www.gmit.e/fees-and-grants which contains details of fees, online
payment system & instalment payment plans. If you have a fee
payment query, e-mail feecollection@gmit.ie or for general fee
queries, email studentfees@gmit.ie.
MATERIAL FEES
Most programmes in GMIT have annual material fees to cover the
cost of equipment and class materials. These are not covered by the
SUSI grant. Check out the Material Fee liability for your programme
on www.gmit.ie/general/new-student-registration-pack.
FUNDING INDUCTION TARGETED AT MATURE STUDENT, FURTHER
www.studentfinance.ie is a useful site for funding available. If EDUCATION AND TRANSFER STUDENTS
eligible, ensure you have applied to SUSI for a grant. www.susi.ie. If you fit into this student group, you are invited to a more specialised
induction session on Monday 03/09/18 at 10am in room 994. Mature
ACCOMMODATION students and Further Education students coming into first year will
If you haven’t sorted out accommodation yet, regularly check out the also join their programme induction later in the week. Transfer
accommodation page managed by the Students’ Union students will join their programmes with the continuing students on
www.gmit.ie/general/accommodation as well as local papers and Monday 10/09/18
accommodation providers online.
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
GARDA VETTING International Students will commence their Welcome Programme in
A number of programmes are offered subject to satisfactory Garda conjunction with the International Office on Tuesday 04/09/18 at
Vetting Clearance. This is because they contain placements where the 10am in Room 939
student may be in regular contact with children or vulnerable adults.
The vetting invitation is distributed to students who have accepted COMPETITIONS
an offer on such programmes. For some other programmes, vetting We will have several competitions during our #First5weeks
may be carried out at a later stage where the placement specifically programme. Some of these you can prepare for even before you leave
requires Garda Vetting. home. For example: take a photo of what “Home” means to you for
our Ethnicity Day exhibition and e-mail it to
FAMILY DAY studentservices@gmit.ie; pack some clothes that indicate your
GMIT welcomes the families of our first year students on Tuesday ethnic origin, be it an Irish rugby jersey or your national costume if you
4th September to all of our campuses. The times for each campus have one; design a logo for GMIT Healthy Campus. All of these will be
family day are listed in the first week schedule. On the Galway promoted during the Welcome programme and you could win a prize.
campus it is on from 3pm-5pm. Bring your family along to see where
you are going to study. It is also an opportunity for them to meet SOCIAL MEDIA
some of our staff and attend information talks which will hopefully Make sure you follow GMIT on Social Media. Below are some you
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Visit our website www.gmit.ie for useful information on starting college in GMIT.
Find out about GMIT Students’ Union at www.gmitsu.ie.
When you arrive...
ASK ME IT ACCESS
If you have any questions or feel lost over the first few days, just ask New students will receive their IT passwords by SMS and e-mail prior
for assistance from any students wearing Student Ambassador to commencing in GMIT so will have IT access as soon as they start.
t-shirts, staff wearing Student Services tops or anybody wearing an Existing students use the same login details from previous years.
“Ask Me” badge.
SOCIAL MEDIA
COLLEGE KNOWLEDGE, WEEK ONE If you have not already done so, follow us on Social Media.
The schedule in this brochure shows each programme’s start date, We have loads of sites for you to follow for all sorts of
times and venues. On arrival at GMIT there will be Student information and updates.
Ambassadors to assist you and lots of signage showing where to go
for Week 1 activities of our #First5weeks. These first days are very PARKING
important because you will: Parking permits are required at the Galway & Mayo Campuses. An
• Get an introduction to the programme of study you have chosen. electronic parking permit system is in place which assigns a virtual
• Meet your lecturers. permit following an online application on https://permits.apcoa.ie/
• Receive your timetable. In the Galway campus, green parking areas are for students with
• Familiarise yourself with the layout of your campus and the permits. To avoid penalties, students should only park in these areas.
location of your classrooms, labs, library and the location of the Checking of student parking permits will commence in mid-
various services. September. Parking information can be found on:
• Get to know the other students you will be studying with. www.gmit.ie/about/visiting-gmit
• Learn about the supports available on campus, from Student
Services to Students Union, IT, Library, Financial Assistance and PUBLIC TRANSPORT
much much more. To find out about available public transport connections to and from
campus visit: www.transportforireland.ie or
STUDENT ID & REGISTRATION www.galwaytransport.ie
If you have registered online (ssb.ancheim.ie/gmit/) you can collect
your ID in room 509 (Galway campus) during your first days on
campus. Time slots have been arranged per programme but there is
also a drop-in service to pick them up. If you are still awaiting
confirmation of your grant approval, you can still register online by
selecting the “Pay Later” option. Separate arrangements for ID
collection will be made in each of our other campuses.
Galway Campus Map
(Map of other campuses available on day 1)
• PASS (Peer Assisted Study Sessions) – Trained student leaders
When you are here... from other years facilitate a weekly 1 hour timetabled study
session with first year students. PASS enhances the experience
of first year and eases the transition to third-level by helping first
#First5weeks year students cope better with all the aspects of life at third level
Get involved with the #First5weeks activites. They are designed to including integration; engagement and accessing relevant
welcome you and help you settle in, make new friends and get to grips supports.
with all the changes that encompass starting college, both
academically and socially. Each of our five weeks are themed and • LIS (Learning & Innovation Skills) - The LIS module helps
have a variety of offerings. The themes and some of the activities are students develop independent learning skills including time-
listed on the #First5weeks information page in this brochure but management and problem solving skills. It also has online
daily activities will be promoted widely on campus and on social learning resources.
media on a daily and weekly basis. We are excited about what we are
planning for you so we hope you immerse yourself in the programme • The Academic Writing Centre – This centre offers focused
of events and reap the benefits of doing so. academic writing tuition in pre-bookable one-to-one sessions,
each lasting 30 minute, to students in all disciplines, levels and
E-mail Address years to enable them to fulfil their potential in their academic
Your GMIT e-mail address is your GMIT ID number @gmit.ie writing tasks.
eg G00123456@gmit.ie. (It can be linked to your existing
e-mail address). Once you have registered, this will be your official • The Maths Learning Centre – This centre offers free drop-in
e-mail address which all GMIT correspondence will be sent to. It is maths tuition to all students who are experiencing specific
your responsibility to check it regularly and to use it when e-mailing difficulties with maths.
GMIT staff or services.
• Access & Disability Service – Students with disabilities or long-
Awaiting your Grant term medical conditions (including mental health difficulties) are
if you have registered using the “Pay Later” option because you have advised to register with the Access & Disability service as early in
not yet received grant confirmation, your IT access may be disabled the term as possible (if not already registered pre-arrival) to
after 31/10/18. To reactivate IT access, e-mail feecollection@gmit.ie ensure that they receive the range of supports and
indicating that you are still awaiting your grant. accommodations which they require.
Key Supports Contact: AccessOffice@gmit.ie, phone 091-742392
The following are all valuable resources available to first year or call to the Student Services Office (Room 162).
students:
• Student Services –Student Services provides a range of non- If you have a long-term illness, please also register with the
academic services to support students’ wellbeing and welfare Student Health Unit as you may require some medical support
while in college and prepare them for their future careers. It during your time in GMIT.
encompasses Counselling, Careers, Student Health Unit,
Chaplaincy, Access & Disability and Financial Supports. Student • Smart Consent Workshops – Smart Consent workshops are
Services are represented in each campus. being rolled out to students on all first-year programmes.
Consent involves feeling, saying and showing agreement to take
• Students’ Union – The Students’ Union team represent the part in intimacy and the activities of these workshops help
student body on all levels throughout the institute and are participants explore all the different dimensions of consent.
involved with education, welfare, finance, clubs & societies,
accommodation, entertainment and other services. They also run • Drop in Before you Drop Out – If you are having problems
a stationery shop, a café, a fitness suite, offer discounts on a local (personal, financial, academic etc) and as a result are thinking
gym and have lockers to rent. about leaving your programme, please ensure you seek advice
from the relevant departments before you make the final
• Financial Supports – The Student Services Office coordinates decision to leave.
applications for funding. - For academic support/advice, meet with your Programme
- The Student Assistance Fund (SAF) is designed to support Chair, Head of Department or drop into the Careers Service.
students from socio-economic disadvantaged backgrounds - For support with personal reasons, please visit or contact the
to help with the expenses of rent, transport, books/materials, Student Services Office to make an appointment with one of
childcare, utilities or food. The SAF form will be available from our Counsellors (counselling@gmit.ie)
the Student Services offices in each campus, from the - For financial advice contact the Fund Administrator
Students’ Union and to download from the Student Portal (SAF@gmit.ie) or call into the Student Services Office to
from the beginning of the academic year. check what financial supports are available within GMIT.
- The Student Support Fund provides Emergency Funding - For fee implications if leaving the programme and also if
(usually in the form of a short-term loan) to students intending to return to third-level at a later stage, e-mail
experiencing an unexpected financial crisis or awards partial (studentfees@gmit.ie) and contact SUSI (support@susi.ie)
Fee Waivers for students with exceptional circumstances for advice on the implications of cancelling/reapplying for
who have fee liabilities. grants if returning to the same programme or commencing a
different one.
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