The Mid West Business Institute (MWBI) was founded in 1988 and situated in Limerick, Ireland and is an independent third level business and technology college. 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 September 11, 1992. In September 2006 Griffith College Limerick was founded with the acquisition of the Mid West Business Institute by Griffith College. The institute delivered courses accredited by internationally recognised awarding bodies including the Higher Education and Training Awards Council (HETAC) which was created by the Oireachtas (national parliament). 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.