higher education
Harris to Develop Framework With USI for Supporting Students’ Unions
In a meeting with USI today, Harris also discussed sexual assault on campuses and a higher education funding model.
Niall Collins Appointed Minister of State in Higher Education Department
Collins lost his frontbench portfolio last year after becoming embroiled in a voting scandal.
A Higher Education Department is Welcome. Its Business-Oriented Slant May Not Be
Simon Harris's focus on higher education as an economic driver betrays a lack of interest in the more fundamental aspects of university, writes Emer Moreau.
Harris Urges Incoming Freshers to Apply to SUSI Before July 9th
All applications from incoming freshers sent to SUSI before July 9th will be prioritised.
New Higher Education Department Will Have an ‘Economic Focus’, says Harris
Minister for Higher Education Simon Harris laid out his vision for the new department in a video on Twitter.
Editorial
Facing Irrefutable Evidence, Ireland Still Refuses to Fund its Own Future
The Department of Education has said Irish universities will have to find the solutions to their financial issues from within their own budgets.
Editorial
For Third-Level, a Sliver of Election Air-Time But Big Questions Unanswered
This week’s manifesto launches have noticeably sidestepped any decision on the Cassells report.
Fine Gael Promises Three New Technological Universities
Minister for Education Joe McHugh and Minister for Higher Education Mary Mitchell O'Connor made the announcement this morning.
Fee-Paying Students Are Three Times More Likely to Attend Top Universities
Seven in 10 private school students attend university compared to 51 per cent of public school students.
Fianna Fáil Would Maintain €3,000 College Fee in Government
The party also pledged to invest €100 million a year in higher education, but did not commit to any of the funding models in the Cassells report.