Growth through Innovation
The National Institute of Technology Management is the flagship organization
for Technology & Innovation Management in Ireland. Located in University
College Dublin, Ireland’s largest university, it is an intercollegiate
collaboration, drawing on and contributing to UCD’s strengths in management,
economics, engineering, computer science and life sciences.
Paralleling the Government’s initiative to develop innovation and to transform Ireland into a Knowledge Based Economy, the Institute was established in 1997 with the support of Enterprise Ireland. The mission of the National Institute is to build the capability of companies to manage Technology & Innovation at the highest international level and to raise the profile of technology management nationally. Its specific role is to develop the technical entrepreneurs and professional managers of technological innovation who will lead companies to the international forefront. The Institute pursues its mission by teaching, research, industry outreach and input to national policy.
We intend our Masters Programs in Technology & Innovation Management. to be exciting, especially in two major ways.
International linkage: In addition to our location within the Smurfit School of Business, consistently rated among the top 20 Business Schools in Europe and the first school in Ireland to receive international accreditation from AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA, we are fortunate in having close links with MIT Sloan School of Management which was the first to initiate interdisciplinary research in technology management. The first Director of the Institute was Professor T.J. Allen, one of the founders of the technology management group at MIT, who remains Academic Advisor to the Institute. The MIT connection is enriched by working relationships with leading European universities active in Technology & Innovation Management
Measurable Impact: It is our intention that the degree programme will make a measurable difference to the participants’ companies. A major project, taking the place of a conventional thesis, will be the main vehicle for change. As Innovation is a complex process, particularly in large organisations, experience has shown that a multidisciplinary team on the programme can make a significant and measurable impact.
Ian Cahill
Director
