Cork's 'college of the future' and major expansion of MTU to be announced today

Two third-level campuses in Cork's Bishopstown are set to be upgraded following today's ministerial announcement

A 2014 aerial view of the MTU (then CIT) campus in Bishopstown, Cork. As well as the renovation of MTU's facilities, the nearby ETB will be upgraded to a 'college of the future'. Picture: Denis Scannell/Irish Examiner

A digital ‘college of the future’ is to be built in Cork City, the Irish Examiner can reveal.

And plans for a multi-million expansion and refurbishment of the MTU main campus buildings in the city’s western suburbs are also set to take a big step forward.