Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD has today (Tuesday) outlined a €225 million investment for further and higher education and research under the Government’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan.
Press release
Minister Harris announces â¬225 million investment in further and higher education and research under National Recovery and Resilience Plan
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris has today (Tuesday, 1 June 2021) outlined a â¬225 million investment for further and higher education and research, under the Governmentâs National Recovery and Resilience Plan.
The â¬225 million investment will include:
a significant skills package for upskilling and reskilling, aimed at equipping workers whose jobs are unlikely to return, including a focus on digital skills transition and a new Green Skills Action programme
â¬40 million investment in the Transformation Fund for technological universities (TUs)
Application for the Technological University of the South East
The application has now officially been lodged for the merger of Waterford IT and IT Carlow.
The merger would see the Technological University for the South East formed, with major campuses in Waterford, Carlow and in Wexford.
The news comes despite WIT’s TUI members last week voting against the terms of the merger.
However, it’s understood there was a low turnout for that ballot and members are now to be re-balloted.
Commenting on today’s historic occasion John Moore, Chair of IT Carlow Governing Body said: “Submitting the application for technological university designation is a major milestone in our decade-long work to create a TU of international standing in our region which will, above all, benefit our students and successive generations of students.”