Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology

What Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology does

IADT (Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology) is a state-funded Institute of Technology located in Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, Ireland, operating under the Institutes of Technology Acts 1992–2006 and registered as a charity (CHY 12726). It delivers specialist higher education across creative industries — undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in film, animation, design, media, computing, psychology and business — to 2,500+ students drawn from 55 countries, with a self-reported 92% graduate employment rate within a year and alumni including Oscar, BAFTA, EMMY and IFTA winners. Its National Film School is branded a Centre of Excellence, supported by the Public Design Lab, ELEVATE, and Enterprise + Innovation programmes that host 30+ companies annually.

Its core operating technology stack is built on Microsoft 365 (email, Teams, OneDrive with 1TB per user), Blackboard (TheHub) LMS integrated with the Banner student record system via SSB Self-Service, Digitary Core for verified academic credentials, PaperCut MF for campus-wide print management across 23 MFP/MFD devices, eduroam Wi-Fi, and a PCI-DSS compliant payment infrastructure (store.iadt.ie / epay.iadt.ie) operated via WPM Education using tokenised Realex/Elavon processing with 3D Secure. Documented ICT policies cover acceptable use, wireless, network security, password standards (90-day expiry, 8+ chars, last 15 blocked), data roles and information security.

Revenue is generated through a mix of regulated student fees — €3,000 annual student contribution, €819 tuition for non-Free Fees students, €13,500 non-EU undergraduate fee, postgraduate EU/non-EU fees per published schedule — plus ancillary transactional revenue (replacement ID cards €10, duplicate parchments €100, pay-as-you-go printing 7c–80c per page, repeat exam and appeals fees, short courses and conference/event registrations) and government-funded Springboard+, HCI and Micro-Credential income. Distribution is multi-channel: CAO for Irish undergraduates, direct online applications for postgraduates and international learners, Erasmus/FilmEU/Erasmus Mundus for exchange, store.iadt.ie for ancillaries, and on-campus service counters for in-person transactions.

Name

Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology

Legal name

Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art Design and Technology

Website

https://iadt.ie

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

IADT is a state-funded Irish Institute of Technology in Dún Laoghaire, Dublin, delivering specialist higher education across film, animation, design, media, computing, psychology and business to 2,500+ students from 55 countries, operating the National Film School as a designated Centre of Excellence.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Technical and Trade Schools (6115), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Institutes of Technology (IoT / Technical Universities) (EDAHAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Engineering & Technology Institutes (Comprehensive) (EDAHAEAA)

Keywords

• Higher education institution
• Creative arts programmes
• Film school education
• Postgraduate degree courses
• Continuing professional development

Headquarters

HQ city

Dublin

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Student Contribution Fee: Annual €3,000 student contribution payable by all undergraduate students, includes examination fee, payable each year of study; may be partially or fully covered by SUSI grant.
2. Tuition Fees: €819 undergraduate tuition fee for those not eligible for the HEA Free Fees Initiative (e.g. previous third-level study, repeat year). EU postgraduate tuition fees also levied per published schedule.
3. Non-EU Fees: Non-EU undergraduate fee €13,500 per annum; non-EU postgraduate fee per published schedule; once set in year 1, status retained for duration of programme.
4. Replacement Student ID Card: €10 one-time payment per replacement ID card via online store (store.iadt.ie).
5. Print / Photocopy Credit Top-ups: Pay-as-you-go printing revenue: A4 mono single-sided 7c, A4 colour single-sided 25c, A3 mono single-sided 12c, A3 colour single-sided 40c, double-sided rates up to 80c; free scan-to-email; €0.50 initial credit per new account; no refunds on top-ups.
6. Replacement Parchments and Transcripts: €100 fee for duplicate parchments; replacement transcripts and conferring parchments distributed during annual March/November ceremonies or via Office of Academic + Student Affairs.
7. Repeat Exam and Appeals Fees: Repeat exam fees and student appeals fee collected via dedicated epay.iadt.ie payment portal.
8. Short Courses, Conferences and Events: Revenue from part-time/short courses, conferences and events sold via store.iadt.ie; refund policies differ from seven-day cooling-off period and may be non-refundable close to event date; registration transfer fee €20.
9. Springboard+, HCI and Micro-Credentials: Government-funded upskilling/reskilling courses and micro-credentials (e.g. Learner Fee Subsidy 2026) delivered through IADT; fees strictly non-refundable after programme commencement.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

IADT is an Institute of Technology in Dún Laoghaire, Ireland that delivers higher education across creative, cultural and technological disciplines, including undergraduate degrees, postgraduate masters and MBAs, Springboard+ and micro-credential courses, and short part-time programmes. It also houses the National Film School (a designated Centre of Excellence) and operates enterprise, research and innovation programmes such as the Public Design Lab and Enterprise + Innovation, hosting 30+ companies annually.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• National Film School: IADT's National Film School, designated a Centre of Excellence and home to Oscar, BAFTA, EMMY and IFTA-winning alumni.
• On Show

Products and services

• Undergraduate Courses
• Postgraduate Courses
• Springboard+ Courses
• Micro-Credentials
• Part Time / Short Courses

Quantifiable outcome

• 92% of graduates employed within a year of graduating
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration25 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship strategic partnership for the national film school, specialist creative co-production partner, core consortium partner for postgraduate pathways, core international alliance partner, core procurement partner, core technology partner (productivity + identity), core training platform partner, core operational technology partner, core payments infrastructure partner, minor commercial partner for staff/student mobility offers, minor commercial partner for broadband offers, minor extracurricular partnership for student social enterprise and minor project-level partner for enactus social enterprise.

• Dublin International Film Festival (DIFF)flagship strategic partnership for the national film schoolGTM or Marketing PartnerIADT is the Official Education Partner of the Dublin International Film Festival, supporting student and alumni engagement with the festival and aligning with IADT's National Film School mission. Promoted as a featured partnership on the IADT homepage and via dedicated news announcement.
• RIAM (Royal Irish Academy of Music)specialist creative co-production partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerRIAM Opera and IADT co-produced an enchanting double bill at the Samuel Beckett Theatre, drawing on IADT's Design for Stage + Screen students. Highlighted as a student/alumni success story on the IADT news section.
• Creative Futures Academycore consortium partner for postgraduate pathwaysStrategic or Co-development PartnerCreative Futures Academy is featured in IADT's Study menu and supports IADT's professional development and postgraduate offerings for the creative arts sector.
• FilmEU (European University of Film)core international alliance partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerFilmEU is referenced in IADT's Study and Study/Erasmus menus, supporting European collaboration on film education, joint programming and student/staff mobility.
• HEAnetcore procurement partnerChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHEAnet store (store.heanet.ie) provides IADT students and staff with significant discounts on Dell laptops, Microsoft Surface, Apple products (4–13% off), Microsoft Office (free for up to five devices), Adobe Creative Suite, mobile broadband from €9.99 and Eir broadband bundles.
• Microsoftcore technology partner (productivity + identity)Technology or IntegrationMicrosoft M365 powers IADT's email, Teams video conferencing, OneDrive, Office (free for up to five devices per student) and MS Authenticator MFA; Microsoft Imagine provides free developer tools.
• LinkedIn Learningcore training platform partnerTechnology or IntegrationIADT holds an institute-wide subscription providing staff and students access to 25,800+ LinkedIn Learning courses, learning paths and professional certificates to complement curriculum and software tutorials.
• PaperCut Softwarecore operational technology partnerTechnology or IntegrationPaperCut MF print management is licensed to IADT and underpins student printing, mobile/wireless printing, MFP/MFD fleet and credit top-ups across campus (studentprinting.iadt.ie).
• WPM Education / Realex / Elavon (PCI DSS)core payments infrastructure partnerTechnology or IntegrationWPM operates the PCI DSS compliant payment processing infrastructure behind store.iadt.ie and epay.iadt.ie, using Realex/Elavon with 3D Secure so IADT does not receive card data.
• Three Irelandminor commercial partner for staff/student mobility offersChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThree offers an exclusive mobile package for IADT education staff (and family) of unlimited calls/texts plus 5GB data for €21.53/month via the Three Business Team.
• Meteor / Eirminor commercial partner for broadband offersChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHEAnet-negotiated Meteor broadband from €9.99/month (25GB) and Eir broadband/landline/Eir Sports bundle for €40/month are made available to IADT students and staff via meteor.ie/student.
• Enactus Irelandminor extracurricular partnership for student social enterpriseGTM or Marketing PartnerEnactus IADT competes at the Enactus Ireland National Competition (sponsored by KPMG, Bank of Ireland, Abbott, AIG, CarTrawler, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, KBC Bank, Merc Partners, Musgrave Group, New Ireland Assurance, The Ireland Funds, Unilever, Willis Towers Watson, Havas, HSBC and Microsoft) with projects such as Mind Your Media and Nyuki Hive in partnership with Self Help Africa.
• Self Help Africaminor project-level partner for enactus social enterpriseStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term Enactus IADT partner working with Nyuki Hive project to empower disadvantaged women in Uganda with resources to run their own apiaries using innovative beekeeping techniques.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin): Ireland's largest Technological University formed from DIT, IT Tallaght and IT Blanchardstown. Comparable in scale and in Irish Institute-of-Technology status; offers overlapping programmes in creative media, computing and design that compete for the same domestic applicants.
• National Film and Television School (NFTS, UK): UK's leading specialist postgraduate film and television school. Closest international comparator to IADT's National Film School — both focus on portfolio-driven, award-winning creative film and screen education with strong alumni reputational leverage.
• Vancouver Film School (VFS): Privately funded specialist film, animation, game design and creative arts school. Comparable in focus areas (Film, Animation, Game Design) and in serving international students paying premium tuition; competes with IADT for international creative-industry applicants.
• National College of Art and Design (NCAD): Ireland's principal specialist art and design higher-education institution. Most directly comparable domestic peer — both are creative-specialist Irish institutes competing for the same undergraduate and postgraduate applicant pool.
• Griffith College Dublin: Largest independent higher-education college in Ireland offering creative arts, film, design and media programmes. Comparable in serving Irish and international fee-paying students, and competes with IADT for postgraduate and Springboard+ learners.

Regional players

• AFTRS (Australian Film Television and Radio School): Australia's publicly funded national film, television and radio school. Highly comparable in mission and operating model (public specialist creative school with elite alumni outcomes), but operates in a different geography.

Broad incumbents

• University of the Arts London (UAL): Larger UK specialist creative-arts institution encompassing six colleges (Central Saint Martins, London College of Fashion, London Film School etc.). Comparable in creative-industries specialisation but materially larger and broader in scope, attracting international students IADT also targets.
• Trinity College Dublin (TCD): Ireland's leading traditional university with established film, drama and computer science departments. Competes with IADT for top creative postgraduate and international applicants who want an elite brand alongside creative specialisation.

Emerging players

• Pulse College / Windmill Lane Recording Studios (education arm): Irish specialist provider of film, music production, animation and game development training. Smaller and more narrowly focused than IADT but competes for the same niche creative-industries learners in the Irish market, particularly in music production and screen.
• Bournemouth University — National Centre for Computer Animation (NCCA): Specialist animation and visual-effects research/education unit within a UK post-92 university. Direct overlap with IADT's animation and 3D animation programmes, and a credible competitor in the European Top-10 animation rankings IADT cites.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/myIADT
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCXkZTNXXiSUs2mSyKb_duGw
• Facebookfacebook.com/myIADT
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/iadt-dun-laoghaire-institute-of-art-design-and-technology
• Instagraminstagram.com/myiadt

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

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