“DCU Student’s Union have launched a respect campaign in response to complaints against student behaviour at the college’s late bar. Some students are turning over bins and causing noise disruption on the way to the campus every Tuesday night …” (more)
[Dublin Studenty.me, 19 February]
“It’s getting close to crunch time for Waterford Institute of Technology, as the conditions for applying for Technological University status were published yesterday …” (more)
[Sandra Quinn, Waterford News & Star, 16 February]
“Institutes of technology are in a race to become Ireland’s first technological university. The proposal for one, or more, technological universities is part of a major shake-up in Irish higher education unveiled yesterday …” (more)
[Katherine Donnelly, Independent, 14 February]
“The HEA’s proposed academic conditions read like a horror list of inadequacy, writes Emer O’Kelly. Anybody interested in the progress and advancement of third-level education and beyond is familiar with John Henry Newman’s late 19th Century treatise The Idea of a University. That, of course, is a given. I joke: like hell it’s a given …” (more)
[Independent, 12 February]
[Blogmeister's note: Wouldn't it be nice if the conditions were published, so that we could each form our own view, rather than having to make do with rants from journalists with privileged access?]
“The Department of Graduate Business at WIT has completed the formal signing for its new Double Degree – involving the MBS Internationalisation (MBSI) degree at WIT and the Master in International Business (MIB) degree at the Ecole Superieure de Commerce, Brest, in France. The formal signing ceremony was hosted by the Brest Chamber of Commerce in its corporate offices in Brest …” (more)
[Waterford Today, 8 February]
“Recent announcements regarding the development of technological universities have generated no little commentary, much of it territorial and defensive. It is unfortunate too that barbed remarks have been a feature of the discussion …” (more)
[Ciarán Ó Catháin, Irish Times, 7 February]
“The following is a (slightly edited) response I posted to a blog, Kevin Denny: Economics more-or-less: Do we really need four more new universities?, which is awaiting moderation (indefinitely). I thought I’d re-post it here …” (more)
[The Norman Wyse Commentary, 6 February]
“The new president of Waterford Institute of Technology, Dr Ruairdhrí Neavyn, has confirmed that they are in the advanced stages of talks with Carlow IT about creating a multi campus technological university in the South East …” (more)
[Sandra Quinn, Waterford News & Star, 1 February]
“When Charlie McCreevey announced the white elephant that was the government’s decentralisation programme in 2003, 12 of the 53 rural locations chosen, were within constituencies of government ministers …” (more)
[Studenty.me, 1 February]
“At a series of staff briefings, Dr Ruaidhri Neavyn, the new President of Waterford Institute of Technology, outlined the changing landscape of Higher Education in Ireland and a future vision for WIT …” (more)
[Waterford Today, 1 February]
“The proposed establishment of a technological university by three colleges in Cork, Kerry and Limerick has drawn mixed reactions …” (more)
[Niall Murray, Irish Examiner, 1 February]
“… Meanwhile, the status of my own college (Waterford Institute of Technology) remains uncertain. Local interests have been campaigning for a university for years, as the city and surrounding region has suffered by not having a university. However, the proposed upgrade of our college has triggered a campaign …” (more)
[Antimatter, 31 January]
“Waterford and Carlow IT’s bid for technological university status will be one of at least three and possibly more similar applications this year, it emerged this week …” (more)
[Michelle Clancy, Munster Express, 25 January]
“A group of Irish university presidents is arguing that there is ‘no persuasive evidence’ of a need for a university in the South East – but one local campaigner says Kilkenny is ideally poised to become an Oxford-type campus …” (more)
[Kilkenny People, 25 January]
“A university for the southeast? Both the Department of Education and the Higher Education Authority were anxious to play down those reports of a new Technological University (TU) for the southeast, bringing together Waterford and Carlow ITs …” (more)
[Irish Times, 24 January]
“New technological university for the south east “Great, two more underfunded universities, Progress …” (more)
[Irish Times, 24 January]
“Deputy Séamus Kirk: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made to date in developing a technological university in the south east; and if he will make a statement on the matter …” (more)
[Dáil Debates, 19 January]
“Official approval for a university for the southeast is fast reaching the final stage. Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan revealed this week that the Minister for Education Ruari Quinn is about to agree new rules governing the establishment of a technological university …” (more)
[Kilkenny Advertiser, 20 January]
“Sir, – Seán Flynn (January 17th) reports that technological university status is certain for Waterford institute of technology after a decade-long campaign …” (more)
[Des Griffin, Irish Times, 18 January]
“Having worked in DCU since the NIHE days, I’m very conscious of being too negative on the proposal to merge DIT and IT Carlow into a Technological University. According to the WIT and IT Carlow websites there’s an awful lot of stuff taught that isn’t science or engineering …” (more)
[educationandstuff, 17 January]
