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The Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) was established officially under the Dublin Institute of Technology Act, 1992 been previously setup in 1978 on an ad-hoc basis, the institution can trace its origins back to 1887 with the estalishment of various technical institutions in Dublin, Ireland. The institution considers itselff to be quite distinct from other Institutes of Technology in Ireland, the institution continues to build on its long tradition of providing education from certificate to doctorate level.

The institution is currently planning a single campus, the Grangegorman Campus, thus moving from its many city centre locations which has often been a source of criticism. In 1993 the institution was formally separated from the City of Dublin Vocational Education Committee, the colleges were:

• College of Technology, Bolton Street
• College of Catering, Cathal Brugha Street
• College of Music, Chatham Row
• College of Technology, Kevin Street
• College of Marketing and Design, Mountjoy Square
• College of Commerce, Rathmines

In 1975 the University of Dublin entered an aggrement whereby it conferred academic degrees at the colleges, this allowed these graduates a vote in Seanad ÉireannSeanad Eireann (English: Senate of Ireland , the Irish Senate is the upper house of the Oireachtas: the parliament of the Republic of Ireland. The Senate is currently located in Leinster House. Composition Seanad Eireann has sixty members: Eleven appointe, this situation continued until 19981998 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of the Ocean''. Events January January 1998 A massive ice storm, caused by El Nino, strikes New England, southern Ontario and Quebec, resulting when the institution was granted its own degree awarding powers. The institution sought universityA university is an institution of higher education and of research, which grants academic degrees. A university provides both tertiary and quaternary education. University is derived from the Latin universitas meaning corporation since the first medieval status in 19961996 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty''. Events January January 5 Hamas operative Yahya Ayyash is killed by an Israeli-planted booby-trapped cell phone Jan, although the application was declined, the institution now has powers comparable to a university and its degrees are recognised as such in Ireland; on completion of the Grangegorman Campus university status is expected to be sought.

The institution currently offers a number of subdegree awards, including the DIT Certificate and DIT Diploma which are comparable to the National CertificateThe National Certificate NCert ( Irish: Teastais Naisiunta is a two year broadly based higher education qualification in an technology discipline offered by an Institute of Technology or a HETAC designated institution in Ireland. The National Certificate and National DiplomaThe National Diploma NDip ( Irish: Dioploma Naisiunta is a three year ab initio specialised higher education qualification in a technology discipline offered by an Institute of Technology or other HETAC designated institution in the Republic of Ireland. respectively. The institution awards Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral degrees, and the Graduate Diploma; the institution will in the near future have to award at levels and criteria agreed with the National Qualifications Authority of Ireland.