News
New bill could allow spying in universities
University presidents believe that ministers could appoint government officials to spy on third-level institutions if proposed legislation is introduced Read more…
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DCU News
DCU named best Irish university in new ranking system
DCU has been ranked within the top 10 per cent of universities and the top university in Ireland according to a new European ranking system. Finnian Curran reports. Read more…
News
College fees cut for children of Irish emigrants
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…
National News
Universities want higher fees if there’s no more funding
Irish universities have called on Education Minister Ruairi Quinn to hike student fees if he won’t allocate further exchequer funding to third-level. Read more…
DCU News
Education Minister launches DCU’s National Insitute for Digital Learning
New technological advancements will be soon realised at DCU, as the National Institute for Digital Learning was recently launched at DCU by the Education Minister. Rachel McLaughlin reports. Read more…
University News
Farmers may be means tested for student grant
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…
DCU News
Fees on par to hit €3,000 by 2015
The third level Student Contribution Charge is on par to rise by €250 a year for the next three years. Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Brendan Howlin announced the increases during his Budget 2013 Read more…
University News
“Minister Quinn has dramatically failed students”: USI President
President of the Union of Students in Ireland (USI), John Logue has criticised the Minister for Education over his handling of the SUSI grant delays. In an interview with The College View, Logue said: “Minister Read more…
National News
No plans for student loans or graduate tax in this year’s budget
Minister for Education, Ruairí Quinn has rejected that a student loan system or a ‘graduate tax’ will be introduced in the budget. Minister Quinn, who was addressing the heads of Irish colleges and universities in Read more…
Articles
Inquiry launched by Minister to inspect finances in WIT
Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) is under inquiry by order of the Minister for Education, Ruairi Quinn over the relationship between WIT and the companies providing on-campus services. This decision comes after the June report Read more…