Nearly 350% increase in number of beneficiaries to the scheme in past 10 years
Working Group to be established to fully implement recommendations of the Review
Monthly Archives: October 2017
Minister Mitchell O’Connor launches OECD/EU Report on Ireland’s entrepreneurship education
Irish Minister of State for Higher Education, EC and OECD are launching a report on “Supporting Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Higher Education in Ireland”
Irish Higher Education Institutions are engines for economic development
€200 Million PPP Investment Programme Announced for Institutes of Technology
I am delighted that the PPP programme we are announcing today will provide eleven new state of the art buildings and that it will have such a strong focus on supporting regional development.
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Budget 2018 and Higher Education
After a relatively short time in the Department of Education, I am delighted to be able to announce a comprehensive major new investment in current and capital spending on 3rd Level education.
This includes a significant increase in capital investment in Higher Education over the remaining period of the Capital Plan.
The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) demonstration
Minister Bruton and Minister Mitchell O’Connor Announce New Fund to Increase Collaboration with Global Universities
€500,000 available through new programme to promote collaboration between Ireland and our global partners