Feb 01 2011
The Future of Third Level Education in Ireland
There is an interesting, if not somewhat unpalatable, opinion piece in The Irish Times today about the future of third level education in Ireland: Learning from the global phenomenon of “universities in crises”.
In summary, there are three options presented for the ongoing funding of the Irish universities:
- Increased private sector funding.
- Increased student fees.
- Reduced costs.
I am strongly in favour of the the first and last options, and I think that the idea of student fees should be avoided. As part of reducing costs, I think that the reality of merging some of the universities needs to be considered. (This has to happen in a real sense, and not just in name.)
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