In the 1980s it developed partnerships with other educational providers in the region including the Franciscan Agricultural College, Mountbellew (established 1904) and Connemara West in Letterfrack.

GMIT's Centre for Creative Arts and Media (CCAM) is located a mile from the main campus on the Monivea Road.

GMIT Mayo campus also offers a wide range of Lifelong Learning courses, and has an Innovation Hub to support entrepreneurs and start-up businesses.

In 1986, the Franciscan Brothers Agricultural College established a link with GMIT to deliver a Higher Certificate in Business Studies (Agribusiness).

With alliances made in 2012,[11] by 2015, GMIT, along with IT Sligo and Letterkenny IT, submitted a formal Expression of Interest to the Higher Education Authority (HEA) for re-designation as a Technological University.

[12] This partnership, known as the Connacht-Ulster Alliance (CUA), aims to establish a Technological University of Western & Northwestern Ireland and was still in the planning stage in October 2018.

[16] On 28 October 2021, an announcement was made by the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, TD, that together GMIT, LYIT and IT Sligo were approved for designation as a Technological University (TU).

[1] Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) established two Innovation Hubs (iHubs) at its Galway and Mayo campuses in 2005 and 2006 respectively with support from Enterprise Ireland.

GMIT is planning to double the size of its iHub building at the Galway campus following successful funding approval from Enterprise Ireland, which was officially announced in May 2017.

• African • Comedy • Engineering • LGBT • Art • Habitat for Humanity • Fianna Fáil • Marketing • Agri Business • Heritage • Film & TV • Music • Anime & Manga • International • Fine Gael • Nutrition • Best Buddies • Debating • First Aid • Photography • Business • Digital Media • Gaisce • Radio • Chemistry • DJ • Gaming • Sculpture • Choir • Eco Soc • Irish Soc • Sign Language • GMIT Student Managed Investment Fund (www.gmitsmf.com) The Students Union at GMIT aims to represent students on all levels, throughout the institute, from class reps attending SU council and Programme boards to full-time sabbatical officers serving students on Governing Body and Academic Council.

Amongst other activities, their current five target areas for development are: • Introducing a "Clean Air – No Smoking or Vaping Campus" on 01/01/2020 • Positive Mental Health & Wellbeing Initiatives • The Introduction of a Nutrition Traffic Lights System in the canteen • Supporting students with Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco reduction/safer use.

[18][19] Also in December 2020, a Freedom of Information request revealed that GMIT had spent €5,217 investigating claims of sexual harassment.