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Institute of Technology, Tralee is a third-level educational institution located in Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland. It was established in 1977 as the Regional Technical College, Tralee.General informationIn 2007, the title of the head of the institute changed from "Director" to "President".Schools and departmentsThe Institute has two campuses- the North campus and the South campus approximately 2.4 km apart. It has the following Schools and Departments:School of Business, Computing and Humanities located in the North campus:Creative Media and Information Technology DepartmentBusiness DepartmentHotel, Culinary Arts and Tourism DepartmentComputing DepartmentTechnology, Engineering and Mathematics DepartmentBiological and Pharmaceutical Science DepartmentApprentice SectionHealth and Leisure Studies Department located in the South campusSocial Sciences Department located in the North CampusNursing and Health Care Sciences Department located in the North campus The South campus has been in operation since the opening of the Institute in 1977. The North campus opened in 2001. The continuing development of the North campus will eventually lead to the entire institute being relocated to Dromtacker.Industry linksThe Tom Crean Business Incubation Centre opened in the north campus in January 2005.Situated on the same site in Dromtacker is the Kerry Technology Park, owned and operated by Shannon Development. The Park and the Institute often work closely together, developing curricula and providing an exchange of students to work in the Park. In September 2004, a new Nursing complex opened in the North campus. The "Solás building" as it is known is where the student nurses learn practical nursing skills. It has its own ward setting with lifelike dummies as patients.