CIT to award degrees

CORK Institute of Technology (CIT) is to award its own degrees up to postgraduate level in a major development announced yesterday by director Dr Patrick Kelleher.

Speaking at the first day of annual meetings at CIT, Dr Kelleher said this change was required in the light of new thinking on third-level education.

The institute intends to begin a process with the Higher Education and Training Awards Council (HETAC) that will allow CIT to award degrees.