Type Private Campus Urban Province Munster | Active 1988–2006 Nickname MBWI Founded 1988 | |
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Motto in English Leading through Learning Location Limerick, Munster, Ireland Headquarters Limerick, Republic of Ireland Similar Milltown Institute of Theology, Froebel College of Education, Shannon College of Hotel Ma, Burren College of Art, Church of Ireland College o | ||
The Mid West Business Institute (MWBI) was founded in 1988 and situated in Limerick, Ireland and is an independent third level business and technology college.
Originally located in Bruce House, when the MWBI moved to the Old Town Hall, Limerick, this was officially opened by Mr Des O’Malley T.D., the then Minister for Industry and Commerce on 11 September 1992. In September 2006 Griffith College Limerick was founded with the acquisition of the Mid West Business Institute by Griffith College.
The institute delivered courses accredited by internationally recognised awarding bodies including the Higher Education and Training Awards Council (HETAC) which was created by the Oireachtas (national parliament).
The MWBI also delivered courses validated by ICM, BTEC and CPID. There was also MBA programmes with the University of Surrey and also had associated programmes with Oxford Brookes University. The Computing and IT degree and masters programmes led to qualifications with the NCC Education, University of Huddersfield and University of Portsmouth. The MWBI also ran professional accountancy programmes for the ACCA and IATI as well as professional bodies such as IPICS. It also had a number of foundation programmes for Institutes of Technology, such as the Limerick Institute of Technology and the Tralee Institute of Technology. The MWBI was the only private college to run engineering technician training courses, catering for the mechanical and electronic engineering business in the area. In the mid 1990s the MWBI delivered in Limerick BA Hons Business Administration and BA Hons Business Studies franchised by Liverpool John Moores University
The Mid West Business Institute was a member of the Higher Education Colleges Association of Ireland.
Logos
The Mid West Business Institute had a few logs in its time, the Crest which included a Harp, the College motto Leading through learning as well as an impression of the Old Town Hall. Other logos used incorporated the Old Town Hall and either MWBI or Mid West Business Institute on it,.