Brexit is a big risk – and an opportunity to become a global centre for learning
Posted in Governance and administration on December 8th, 2020 by steve
“Brexit poses significant challenges for relationships on these islands. But it also provides an opportunity for Ireland in higher education and research. There has long been close collaboration in this area on these shores. Ireland and the UK share a common quality assurance and peer-review culture and there is extensive co-operation between universities and higher education and research organisation …” (more)
[Malcolm Byrne, Irish Times, 8 December]
“Irish universities could be facing a deficit of up to €200m due to the ongoing pandemic in the event of a ‘worst-case scenario’, higher education representatives have warned. Even taking on board positive forecasts for 2021, universities are still estimated to be facing a combined deficit of at least €102m between this academic year and the last, according to the Irish Universities Association (IUA) …” (
