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Kilkenny woman first Irish person elected to UNESCO global committee

By Kilkenny Now 3rd July 2021 0

A Kilkenny woman has become the first Irish person to take a seat on a UNESCO global committee. Dr Geraldine Cleere, lecturer in Law and Criminal Justice at Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT), has been appointed to the Scientific Committee of the UNESCO Chair of Applied Research for Education in Prisons. The committee acts in […]

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University of the South-East edges closer as second college approves application

By Kilkenny Now 30th April 2021 0

It’s full steam ahead for the Technological University of the South East after the governing body of Institute of Technology Carlow approved an application for University designation. The move by IT Carlow follows a similar approval from the Board of Waterford Institute of Technology earlier this week. The approval of both bodies with the applications […]

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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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Former Mayor calls for South East University HQ to be located in Kilkenny, not Waterford

By Kilkenny Now 3rd February 2021 0

Old wounds are hard to heal, and an age-old row is rearing its head once again that could destabilise the long awaited establishment of the first university in the South East. A row over the location of the proposed Technological University of the South East (TUSEI) erupted earlier this week after a former Mayor took […]

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South East to finally get University by end of the year: Minister

By Kilkenny Now 1st February 2021 0

The Government has reiterated its committment to the creation of a Technological University for the South East (TUSEI). Speaking at the new Regional Engagement Advisory Group attended by the presidents of Institute of Technology Carlow and Waterford Institute of Technology, Higher Education Minister Simon Harris said: “It is a significant priority for Government, myself as

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Majority of local students pay rent but can’t attend campus: survey

By Kilkenny Now 2nd November 2020 0

The majority of Third Level students here expect to spend no time on campus this year but many have paid in advance for accommodation and have been unable to get a refund. A survey has found that 64% of students in the South East – at Waterford Institute of Technology and IT Carlow – do […]