National Maritime College of Ireland
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The National Maritime College of Ireland (NMCI) is a joint project between Cork Institute of Technology and the Irish Naval Service and is located in Ringaskiddy, County Cork, Ireland. The Institutes of Technology Act 2006 will see the college becoming a school of the Cork Institute of Technology. The college provides a range of maritime qualifications, including at academic degree level, and its facilities can accommodate 750 students.
The college cost approximately €50 million when opened in October 2004 and is one of the first public private partnership type projects in education in the Republic of Ireland, and will result in a 25 year contract held by Focus Education Ltd.
In September 2006, King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway visited the NMCI, while on a state visit to Ireland, to promote maritime links between Cork and Oslo.
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- Cork Institute of Technology
