DCU plans €230m expansion across four Dublin campuses
Posted in Governance and administration on April 29th, 2016 by steve
“Dublin City University has announced a €230 million plan to expand its presence across four separate campuses on the city’s northside. The planned developments will see its student population grow towards 20,000 with the construction of a new student centre, sports facilities, on-campus accommodation and new digital teaching spaces …” (more)
[Carl O’Brien, Irish Times, 29 April]
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