Quality of graduates ‘will suffer if further cuts made’

THE quality of graduates will suffer if further cuts are made to funding, the new president of Dublin City University has warned.

However, Professor Brian MacCraith hinted that the Government may have to introduce some form of student contribution for degree courses to allow third-level colleges to restore services for rising undergraduate numbers.

The 52-year-old was inaugurated as successor to Prof Ferdinand von Prondzynski at the university in a ceremony attended by 1,200 people, including the Chinese, Indian and Japanese ambassadors to Ireland.