Further increases to student fees or the introduction of a student loan scheme have been ruled out , the Irish Examiner can reveal.
Wed, 27 Mar, 2019
The proposal was always going to be crazy but what makes it insulting is its timing, writes Victoria White.
Thu, 15 Nov, 2018
The availability of college places for today’s first-class pupils is at risk unless there is urgent Government action on funding, it has been warned in an unprecedented, unified statement by third-level leaders, staff and students.
Thu, 27 Sep, 2018
Without radical change and serious investment, Irish students will be at a clear competitive disadvantage to their peers in every country in Europe., writes Patrick O’Shea
Irish third-level colleges are the beach donkeys to the thoroughbreds of the US when it comes to funding, yet they persist in playing a global ratings game they cannot win, says Kyran Fitzgerald.
Mon, 27 Aug, 2018
Serious funding is required if the State is to produce the kind of education needed for a... dynamic economy, writes Michael Clifford
Sat, 21 Jul, 2018
A Government decision on how to boost funding for third level is unlikely for at least another year as an economic analysis of options put forward two years ago will not now begin until 2019.
Sat, 07 Jul, 2018
The €600m funding shortage predicted in third-level colleges by 2021 could be even higher due to an unexpected rises in student numbers, universities have warned.
Thu, 05 Jul, 2018
Decisions and action are needed before a stalemate on higher education funding leads to further impact on students, the author of a key 2016 report to Government has warned.
Thu, 14 Jun, 2018
Ireland has held its position in an international ranking of higher education systems despite public investment failing to match expanding third-level enrolments.
Sat, 12 May, 2018
A debate about more than just student loans is needed to advance decisions about funding third level, says a university president.
Thu, 22 Feb, 2018
Funding for education budget documents contain more than their fair share of fine print. Buried deep in the announcements last week was the detail of a 0.1 percentage point change in employers PRSI contributions.
Mon, 16 Oct, 2017
After years of cuts, consultation, reports and deliberations, politics has done nothing to stem the third-level funding crisis, writes Education Correspondent Niall Murray
Tue, 03 Oct, 2017
The country’s largest university is to look at cutting places for Leaving Certificate students in the coming years unless funding problems are urgently addressed.
Thu, 08 Jun, 2017
Employers and unions agree that ringfencing a portion of corporate tax or business profits could be a better way to bolster higher education funding than a government proposal to increase employers’ PRSI.
Thu, 01 Jun, 2017
Student loans which can be repaid after entering the workforce are “entirely feasible” and would lead to a “substantial increase” in higher education funding.
Wed, 03 May, 2017
A decision on which funding model to recommend for third-level education is unlikely to issue, from an all-party committee of TDs and senators, until late summer at the earliest.
Tue, 11 Apr, 2017
The money that could be raised for further and higher education from a proposed hike in employers’ contributions is €30m less than what two Government ministers have suggested.
Sat, 11 Mar, 2017
Employers could see the amount they contribute to a national training fund almost double by 2020 in a Government plan to raise an extra €200m a year for third-level education.
Fri, 10 Mar, 2017
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Fri, 09 Dec, 2016
Laws may have to be introduced to force graduates, who emigrate, to pay a minimum amount off any deferred fees, the authors of a report into possible new funding models for third-level education have said.
Fri, 25 Nov, 2016
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Fri, 30 Sep, 2016
Education Minister Richard Bruton wants the Oireachtas Education Committee to urgently consider the question of how to find the €600m extra a year needed to fund third-level colleges.
Fri, 23 Sep, 2016
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Tue, 20 Sep, 2016
Mon, 19 Sep, 2016
The wisdom of pushing up student participation rates must be questioned, says Education Correspondent Niall Murray
Mon, 12 Sep, 2016
A record 80,887 students applied to the nation’s third-level institutions this year and the majority will ultimately join the growing number of workers — presently over 50% — who boast a third-level education.
Mon, 22 Aug, 2016
Fri, 19 Aug, 2016
Significant increases in the grants paid to students and restoring supports for postgraduate students have been recommended by the expert group on third-level funding.
Thu, 14 Jul, 2016
The introduction of a student fees loan scheme looks increasingly possible as Fianna Fáil has indicated its willingness to consider the option.
Wed, 13 Jul, 2016
Tue, 12 Jul, 2016
Education Minister Richard Bruton faces pressure from all sides as he prepares to push for more efficiencies from cash-strapped colleges in return for more funding from students, taxpayers and employers.
Mon, 11 Jul, 2016
€500m a year less is being spent on universities and colleges, though there are more students, and nobody wants to foot the bill, says Niall Murray
A solution to the third-level education funding crisis is more likely to be reached in the long term than one the Government can find quickly, Education Minister Richard Bruton has admitted.
Fri, 03 Jun, 2016
Another international ranking shows Irish higher education losing ground as political considerations over how it is funded look set to drag on.
Tue, 24 May, 2016
Ireland’s third-level system has fallen again in comparison with other countries — despite expanding access to university places.
Wed, 18 May, 2016
An extra €1.5m is being given to colleges to help students struggling financially to stick with their studies, but uncertainty remains over any new third-level fees system.
Thu, 17 Dec, 2015
College fees seem an inevitable solution to the country’s third-level funding crisis, an international education expert has said.
Sun, 01 Nov, 2015
“Study now, pay later” models for higher education fees would lead to an “astronomical increase” in costs for students, the president of the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) has said.
Fri, 30 Oct, 2015
The continued lack of a government decision on third-level funding and ongoing cuts to public investment will have a detrimental effect on graduates and on the economy, the chairman of a state body has warned.
Fri, 18 Sep, 2015
The Government should begin removing financial barriers to part-time study by increasing the amount of tax relief available for fees, says a leading academic.
Tue, 18 Aug, 2015
Significant increases in the cut-off points for entry to dozens of engineering programmes this year may reflect the rising demand for degrees in a category of such courses, along with those with a technology leaning.
Mon, 17 Aug, 2015
Tax breaks are needed on the construction of student accommodation to help attract more overseas students, a university president has told the Government.
Fri, 17 Jul, 2015
Schools with higher numbers of disadvantaged students should be prioritised if guidance counselling provision is restored, says the Royal Irish Academy.
Sat, 04 Apr, 2015
Third-level colleges will have to cater for more than 45,000 additional students every year in just over a decade if current participation rates are maintained, experts have advised.
Sat, 31 Jan, 2015
The European Union has kept peace among member states, but some are finding the ties that bind are becoming too tight, writes Caroline O’Doherty
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