“Education systems in the highest-performing OECD countries tend to prioritise higher salaries for teachers over smaller class sizes, according to the organisation’s monthly assessment notes …” (more)
[Pamela Duncan, Irish Times, 17 February]
“‘Equivocation’ around funding for higher education ‘has done lasting damage’ to the institutions and to students, the president of NUI Maynooth has said. Prof Philip Nolan warned a failure to adequately fund higher education would result in ‘an inevitable mediocrity to the detriment of generations of students’ …” (more)
[Fiona Gartland, Irish Times, 17 February]
“Countries that invest more in their teachers have better education outcomes than those who do not, according to an OECD study published today …” (more)
[RTÉ News, 16 February]
“… The simplest explanation to describe this trend is that the library has lost its coveted position as the intellectual hub of the university; that administrators don’t think of the library anymore — after all, information that arrives on one’s desktop must be free; and that students value the library more as a quiet place to nap …” (more)
[Phil Davis, The Scholarly Kitchen, 15 February]
“The publication by the Higher Education Authority (HEA) of a blueprint for new strategic targets has the makings of a right rumpus between the Government and third-level institutions. The proposals will likely be perceived as a threat to autonomy of third level colleges …” (more)
[Irish Examiner, 13 February]
“Public funding of smaller third-level colleges is unlikely to continue as a more co-ordinated higher education system is developed, according to the Higher Education Authority. The authority’s warning is delivered in a discussion paper on the future of higher education published this morning …” (more)
[Seán Flynn, Irish Times, 13 February]
“Colleges face further cuts to funding if they fail to meet a range of targets, under controversial government proposals …” (more)
[Niall Murray, Irish Examiner, 13 February]
“… There was fury and dismay among university heads after they received notice of their allocation for 2012 from the Higher Education Authority last week. While a tolerable 2% was signalled in the Budget, most colleges face a real cutback of up to 10% …” (more)
[Irish Times, 17 January]
“The head of IBM Ireland, Peter O’Neill, has called on the Government to prioritise investment in education to avoid damaging Ireland’s appeal as a base for multinational companies …” (more)
[Laura Slattery, Irish Times, 10 January]
“In funding higher education institutions, several issues need to be resolved. These include: whether to fund teaching and research together; whether research should be funded selectively; whether students and other private beneficiaries should contribute to costs and, if so, in what proportion …” (more)
[Roger Brown, University World News, 8 January]
“Responding to today’s HEA report on third level funding, the Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) has warned against any move that would curb student numbers at third level …” (more)
[Teachers' Union of Ireland, 15 December]
“Throughout my time as President of Dublin City University the annual statement of public expenditure – the so-called Book of Estimates – was a nail biting event …” (more)
[Ferdinand von Prondzynski, University Blog, 6 December]
“ANALYSIS: The Minister does not want to be known for bringing fees back in but how will higher education be funded? One stray protester carried a placard bearing the legend ‘Bring back REM’ – but otherwise the army of students formed a strong, united force outside Government Buildings in Dublin …” (more)
[Seán Flynn, Irish Times, 17 November]
“Almost every country with a mature system of higher education is struggling right now to work out how to fund it. The global economic crisis of the past two or three years has created major problems in public finances, and this in turn has prompted public expenditure cuts from which universities have not escaped …” (more)
[Ferdinand von Prondzynski, University Times, 15 November]
“Funding for Ireland’s universities and colleges has been in decline in real terms for some time, and not just as a result of the recession. I started my term of office as president of DCU in 2000, and by 2007 the amount of money paid by the State for each student had, after accounting for inflation, decreased by 35% …” (more)
[Ferdinand von Prondzynski, Irish Times, 18 October]
“The drop suffered by Irish universities in the influential ranking tables of the Times Higher Education Supplement has sparked off the all-too-predictable debate. Universities need more money, we are told, and imposing fees on students is the only way to do it. Provide the funding, the universities say, and we will do the business …” (more)
[Sunday Business Post, 9 October].
“Donations from wealthy individuals are likely to become a key part of funding for third-level education, the Taoiseach has indicated …” (more)
[Mary Regan and Niamh Hennessy, Irish Examiner, 8 October]
“Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on salary costs as a percentage of overall higher education sector spend; if he is satisfied with the current percentage cost; his plans to address this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter …” (more)
[Dáil Éireann Written Answers, 5 October]
“Education Minister Ruairi Quinn is under pressure to decide soon on student fees or some other source of funding to meet a looming €500 million gap in third-level budgets after the country’s drop in the latest world university rankings …” (more)
[Niall Murray, Irish Examiner, 7 October]
“Leading academics have warned that Ireland needs to start charging college fees again, or face a catastrophic decline in higher education standards. The provost of Trinity, Paddy Prendergast, yesterday told the Irish Daily Mail that the college has only two-thirds of the budget enjoyed by its equivalents in the UK …” (more)
[TheJournal.ie, 6 September]
