Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) Mission: Engage, Learn, Challenge, Innovate. In a vibrant environment for creative teaching and research, we educate and inspire a lifelong passion for learning, exploration and discovery that will ensure leadership with a global outlook and real world innovative designs for sustainable economic, social, cultural and personal development. We embrace access and equality of opportunity and vertical progression so that our learners are empowered to succeed as citizens in a challenging world.We blend theoretical with applied enquiry, scholarly, professional and vocational pursuits with scientific and creative expression. We serve to improve our region, our country and our world by being at the heart of a co-operative teaching and research eco-system, which includes other higher education and further education institutions, schools, regional communities, government and non-governmental agencies. We actively nurture continuous enhancement of our relationships to progress excellence in a globally-benchmarked higher education and knowledge.