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Nathan Kiernan: “AIT Has Top-Class Facilities” | Discover Your Story
In conversation with Nathan Kiernan, an AIT student ambassador from Ballyjamesduff, Co Cavan. Nathan is currently studying for a Higher Certificate in Business in Sports and Recreation (Course code: AL663)
Q1: What do you study and why did you choose it?
I’m currently studying for a Higher Certificate in Business in Sports and Recreation which covers the business side of the sports industry. With AIT having world-class sporting facilities, it was my number one choice.
Q2: What do you love most about AIT?
I like the close-knit nature of the AIT campus community. At AIT, students are names, not numbers, and you can really feel that.
Q3: What’s one positive experience you’ve had with your course to date?
Lecturers frequently organise industry talks on campus which I’ve found helpful and interesting, as it has opened my eyes to the potential career paths available to me when I graduate.
Q4: If you could go back and give your Leaving Certificate self some advice, what would you tell them?
I would tell myself to take a moment to consider what it is I really want to do with my life and to pick a career path that will give me the most happiness and satisfaction.
Q5: Why should everyone consider coming to AIT?
To put it simply, AIT has top-class facilities, top-class people and is an all-around top-class college.
Q6: What’s one thing you love about being an AIT Student Ambassador?
It gets me out of my comfort zone and talking and meeting people that I never would have otherwise.
Athlone Institute of Technology is a contemporary third level institute distinguished by academic excellence in teaching, learning and research. The institute was awarded The Sunday Times ‘Institute of Technology of the Year 2020, 2018 and Runner-Up in 2017. The institute also tops Ireland’s official league table for research and was listed in U-Multirank’s ‘Top 25 Performing Universities in the World for Interdisciplinary Research’ in 2018 and 2019. For information relating to the institute’s undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, visit www.ait.ie. #ChooseAIT #DiscoverYourStory