Graduates representing 105 nationalities are being conferred across this year’s autumn conferring ceremonies at Munster Technological University (MTU), reflecting the diversity of MTU’s student community and its international reach.
With more than 3,700 students graduating, including many from across The Avondhu catchment, the occasions recognise achievements across a broad range of disciplines, with qualifications spanning higher certificates, undergraduate degrees, postgraduate awards and doctoral research.
In Cork, graduates come from fields including biomedical engineering, sustainable energy engineering, pharmaceutical biotechnology, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, alongside business, social care and early childhood education. The ceremonies also showcase MTU’s creative disciplines, with graduates in musical theatre, popular music, fine art, contemporary applied art, art therapy, and music and technology.
At MTU’s Kerry campuses, graduates received qualifications across nursing, agricultural engineering, wildlife biology, animation and visual effects, computing, hospitality and tourism. Among the specialist postgraduate qualifications awarded were a Master of Arts in Regenerative Tourism and a Master of Science in Fintech Innovation, demonstrating the breadth of expertise being developed across the University.
The ceremonies also highlight the different pathways available through education at MTU. Among the qualifications being awarded are a Certificate in Personal and Professional Development for Employability and Further Studies in Kerry and a Level 4 Special Purpose Certificate in Cultural Citizenship in Cork, alongside advanced postgraduate and research qualifications.
The Class of 2026 now joins MTU’s alumni community of more than 115,000 former students, contributing across industry, research, public service, culture and society in Ireland and internationally.
