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. The institute delivered courses accredited by internationally recognised awarding bodies including the
Higher Education and Training Awards Council (HETAC). 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. In September 2006
Griffith College Limerick was founded with the acquisition of the Mid West Business Institute by
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