Subject choices ‘hit by third-level funding crisis’

REDUCED subject choices within degrees, restricted library openings and cuts to student health services are among the impacts of the funding crisis in third-level education, college presidents have warned.

Their views are outlined in a report by the Higher Education Authority (HEA) study on future funding, submitted to Education Minister Ruairi Quinn in mid-November and published yesterday.

It concludes that student contribution levels towards their qualifications should be increased in the event of further cuts to public funding.