Since the last issue of The College View was released before Christmas, a lot has changed. As a result, a new campaign has started to change the way the state examinations are conducted, for the third year in a row. Read more…
Last week saw the election of Professor Eeva Leinonen, who took up office at Maynooth University, making her the fourth female president of an Irish university. The appointment of Leinonen as President of MU is Read more…
The changes will affect up to 160,000 students at post-primary level across the country, which equates to half of the secondary school population that are in Education and Training Board (ETB) and community schools. Read more…
A further €4.5 million will be put towards the merging of three Institute of Technologies in Dublin. Read more…
The Department of Education are planning to have 400 non or multi-denominational schools in Ireland by 2030. Read more…
The Department of Education have confirmed the restoration of the SUSI maintenance grant for postgraduate students, commencing in the academic year of 2017/2018.
A new bill set to be published in a few weeks time could see secondary students become eligible to sit on boards of management. Read more…
The Cassell report on funding higher education discusses abolishing fees but introducing a loan scheme Read more…
The Department of Education rejected a series of tax-related proposals by the Higher Education Authority, in an FOI document obtained by the Irish Times Read more…
As over 50,000 students opened their Leaving Certificate results yesterday, Ryan McBride discusses why he thinks the exams put too much of an emphasis on Maths. Read more…
The majority of staff members at NCAD expressed no confidence in the college’s management in a meeting with trade union SIPTU. Read more…
The Government has reached out to Irish emigrants around the world by announcing that third levels fees for their children will be cut. Read more…
Farm and business assets may be included in means testing for the student grant. Minister for Education Ruairi Quinn has put forward proposals that would change the way students from farming backgrounds or those with Read more…
Over 500 students took to the streets last Monday in an attempt to persuade government officials to keep their promise and not increase third-level fees. The protest took place in Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore’s constituency, with Read more…
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