Higher Education
Record Numbers of Students Expected to Apply for SUSI Grant
Over 30,000 students had applied for the grant by the end of last week, as students grapple with the financial implications of the coronavirus.
Universities Want €230m Government Investment, Amid Financial Fears
Universities are calling for state investment to fund extra places for Irish students, as well as an international marketing campaign.
Trinity’s Alternative Admissions Feasibility Study Extended into its Third Year
University Council approved the extension of the study, which aims to influence national policy and shift focus away from the leaving cert points race.
Universities Fear €200m Drop-Off in Revenue From International Students
Jim Miley, the director general of the Irish Universities Association, said the fall in revenue will deal a ‘massive blow’ to third-level.
At Board, A Rejection of Change That Came Down, In the End, to Autonomy
Proposed changes to the makeup of Board have come to be associated by many with more outside involvement in Trinity’s affairs.
Board Members Slam Proposals That Could Reshape Trinity’s Governance
A College working group has proposed wholesale changes to the makeup of Trinity’s foremost decision-making body.
Reshaping Board Will Change Trinity’s Governance – And Not for the Better
Prof Eunan O'Halpin, a two-time member of College Board, says history does not support the ideas underpinning proposed alterations to Board.
UL Suspends Erasmus, Study Abroad for First Semester of Next Year
A UL email to affected students said that ‘the Erasmus and Non EU Exchange mobility programmes will be suspended for the Autumn Semester’.
‘Not Good Enough’ That Third-Level Funding Deprioritised, Says Provost
Prendergast urged the government to step in ‘as a matter of urgency’ as colleges face into revenue losses amid the pandemic.
College Restarts Could Cause ‘Enrolment Chaos’, Warns Trade Union
IFUT called for clarity from the government on how and when colleges will return in autumn.