WIT ‘already a university in everything but name’

WATERFORD Institute of Technology is functioning as a University in everything but name. But any University established there must meet the needs of the region, must be innovation-led and can’t be elitist, experts have warned.

It is now time for politicians and the community right across the south east to get behind the drive to ensure its status is upgraded, a panel of experts has urged.

The south east wants and needs a third and fourth level university, Kilkenny Industrial Development Company chairman Fergus Cronin said. WIT is the best place for this, he said, addressing yesterday’s WIT ‘New Futures’ conference.