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Higher Education Institutions must rise above narrow individual and institutional ambition

14/11/2014

Press Statement from IT Carlow - (Friday November 14th) IT Carlow remains committed to delivering a multi campus technological university to serve the needs of the entire community in the South East region.     

Higher Education Institutions must rise above narrow individual and institutional ambition so that we can focus on the needs of the community we serve.  IT Carlow has shown its ability to do this and it has been recognised by the Sunday Times and others as one of the leading institutes of technology in this country.

Dr Patricia Mulcahy President of IT Carlow stated “we are on a clear trajectory to meet the high performance bar set for designation as Technological University.  IT Carlow currently meets or exceeds 90% of the criteria for technological university designation.  The Institute’s current strategic plan will lead us to meeting all of the criteria within a 3 year time frame.”    

Individual institutes have different and often complementary strengths.  Merging the strengths of two institutions is an important element of the technological university process.  For instance IT Carlow can bring its expertise in areas such as IT infrastructure, governance and financial management to the table and this will assist Waterford Institute of Technology in addressing any current issues in these areas.

The Chairman of the Institute’s Governing Body, John Moore, said “We remain committed to a new type of institution that can build on the strengths of both institutions to deliver a high quality technological university for the South East region.”  

-ENDS-

For reference: Alma Feeley, Communications Dept.

Tel: 059 9175098 E: alma.feeley@itcarlow.ie