Higher Education
Further Education to be Under Remit of Higher Education Minister, says Harris
Harris was appointed on Saturday as the minister for higher education – a newly created position.
Provost Hails ‘New Beginning’ as Higher Education Department Set Up
Prendergast told The University Times higher education and research ‘can now work together for the benefit of students, industry and the country’.
Simon Harris to Become Minister for Higher Education, Innovation and Research
Harris's appointment to a full ministership could indicate the creation of a new department with specific responsibility for third-level.
Ireland–UK Fee Agreement to Continue Into 2021/22, Government Confirms
The agreement, which means existing fee arrangements stay in place for students from both countries, had been extended on a year-by-year basis.
Board Membership Should be Cut in Half, Says Trinity Working Group
The latest proposals on the reshaping of governance in Trinity’s also weigh up separating the roles of provost and chair of the College Board.
Editorial
Is Cassells Dead? Yes, if the Programme for Government is Anything to Go By
The newly agreed programme for government scarcely references the existence of the Cassells report.
An Bhfuil Cassells Marbh? Cinnte, más Fianaise é an Dréachtchlár Rialtais
Is beag tagairt a dhéanann an dréachtchlár rialtais do thuarascáil Cassells an tseachtain seo.
Trinity and NCAD to Exchange 25 Students a Year in New Collaboration
Some 25 NCAD students will be able to take Trinity Electives next year, with 25 students of College going in the other direction, in a new agreement.
Trinity Lodges Application for University of Sanctuary Status
College hopes to hear in the coming weeks if its application to become Ireland’s seventh University of Sanctuary has been successful.
Trinity’s PhD Campaigners Slam New Government Plans for Third-Level
Trinity's PhD workers' rights group says a draft programme for government represents ‘a failure to acknowledge the deepening crisis in the sector’.