Funding plan for third-level education is a 'huge disappointment', says USI

USI responded to the report by echoing the concern about funding it has consistently raised, such as at this protest at Leinster House last year. File Picture: Conor McCabe

A new report on the funding of third-level education is “not what students need” and doesn’t go far enough in reducing costs, according to a student group.

The report, which has been broadly welcomed by industry stakeholders, made sweeping recommendations for the development of Technological Universities (TUs) and increased State supports in the sector, which has been underfunded since the last recession.