ˈiːtʃ æθlˈɛɾɪk jˈuːniən ɪz ˈɔfən ɹˈʌn ænd səpˈoːɹɾᵻd baɪ ðɪ ˈɪnstɪtˌuːts stˈuːdənts jˈuːniən, bˌʌt ɑːɹ sˈʌmtaɪmz ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd baɪ ðɪ ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt ɪtsˈɛlf ɔːɹ sˈɛmaɪɔːtˈɑːnəməs fɹʌm ˈiːðɚ ðə stˈuːdənts jˈuːniən ɔːɹ ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi.
Each athletic union is often run and supported by the institute's students' union, but are sometimes operated by the institute itself or semi-autonomous from either the students' union or the university.