Munster University ‘big boon to region’

The planned creation of a Munster Technological University in Cork and Tralee would have major benefits for the region, Cork Institute of Technology president Brendan Murphy has said.

The joint proposal by CIT and Institute of Technology Tralee was approved to proceed to the next stage in recent months by Education Minister Ruairi Quinn.

It is one of three mergers proposed to create a new technological university (TU) sector, as part of the Government’s higher education strategy.