Business and education don’t mix, warns lecturers’ union

THE education system is being ruined by a growing emphasis on business in the running of third level colleges, a teachers’ union leader has warned.

Professor Breandán Ó Cochláin, president of the Irish Federation of University Teachers (IFUT), also urged caution about student assessment of lecturers.

Education Minister Mary Hanafin announced in April a Strategic Innovation Fund to reward higher education institutions for structural reform.