Institutes’ rush to secure university status ‘could do more damage than good’

The rush to secure university status could do more damage than good to some institutes of technology, the Teachers’ Union of Ireland congress heard.

In his first address as general secretary, John MacGabhann said it was by no means clear that technological university status would be appropriate for all the institutes of technology.

Four groupings that include all but one of the institutes have announced plans to apply to become a tech university, with the standards and the process published earlier this year.