IMI is a membership organisation that reflects a spectrum of Irish industry, from the smallest micro-organisations to the world’s largest multinationals. For sixty years IMI has pioneered the development of executive education in Ireland. Thousands of senior executives attend developmental programmes at IMI annually, ranging from NFQ level 9 Masters and Diploma qualifications to one and two day master classes. IMI also acts as a “business partner” for organisations that are looking to align comprehensive learning and development strategies to support the execution of business growth strategies.
The Irish Management Institute (IMI) is an educational institute in Dublin, Ireland, offering short courses, Postgraduate Diplomas and Master's degrees in Business and Management. The Institute was established in 1952 and runs approximately 200 training courses annually at its 13-acre (53,000 m2) management training and conference facility at Sandyford. In June 2011 An Taoiseach Enda Kenny announced an alliance between University College Cork and the Irish Management Institute,.The IMI and UCC had already been collaborating since 2009. As of 2014, the majority of the degrees offered by the IMI are accredited by UCC.