Institutes of Technology join forces to plan 'technological university'

Plans are well advanced to form what would be Ireland's largest higher education institution.

Negotiations are ongoing between Institutes of Technology in Donegal, Dundalk, Galway, Athlone and Sligo to establish the Border Midlands West Technological University.

If agreement can be reached, and the plans approved by Government, the University would have 27,000 students.

Letterkenny IT President Paul Hannigan told Highland Radio: "This arises from the National Higher Education Strategy last year. It suggests that some institutes of technology may go through a process to form technological universities."