CIT and WIT in partnership talks

A PARTNERSHIP between third-level colleges in to south to form a technological university has been described by one college leader as a strong option.

As reported in the Irish Examiner last week, Cork Institute of Technology and Waterford Institute of Technology have been in discussions about a merger to become a technological university.

The new type of third-level designation was recommended last week in the long-awaited Hunt report to Government on the future of higher education, suggesting some institutes of technology would be stronger and more efficient if they joined forces.