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Plans for region’s first University back on track despite WIT staff revolt

By Kilkenny Now 27th April 2021 0

Plans to create the region’s first university appears to be on track after Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) approved the application for Technological University (TU) designation. Now Institute of Technology Carlow’s board members will meet on Thursday to decide whether to press ahead with the joint application. There had been fears the project could be […]

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New independent expert appointed to speed up University for the South East

By Kilkenny Now 28th July 2020 0

A university for the South East is “absolutely vital” and is a priority for the government according to the new Higher Education Minister. Late yesterday, Minister Simon Harris announced that the former CEO of the Higher Education Authority, Mr Tom Boland had been appointed as an independent expert to speed up the process of the […]

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South East University talks set to resume next month

By Kilkenny Now 6th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY TALKS aimed at creating a university in the South East region are set to resume next month. The proposed merger of the Institutes of Technology  Carlow and Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) into a new Technological University of the South East (TUSE) hit the rocks in June. Staff members at IT Carlow […]

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Major setback to plans for university campus in Kilkenny city

By Kilkenny Now 21st June 2019 Post a comment

PLANS for a university campus in Kilkenny city have received a serious setback. It comes after TUI staff members at IT Carlow rejected an agreement that could have paved the way for the long-awaited Technological University for the South East (TUSE). The setback will also delay plans for the National Design Centre and School of […]