Technological University for the South East

Technological University for the South East or TUSE is a proposed technological university in the south east region of the Republic of Ireland.[1] It is a planned amalgamation of two existing institutes of technology in the region - Waterford IT and IT Carlow. Waterford is the only Irish city which does not have a university.[2]

Background

Waterford Institute of Technology opened in 1970 as a Regional Technical College and adopted its present name on May 7, 1997.[3] It first made an unsuccessful application to become a university in 2006, under the Universities Act 1997.[2] Institute of Technology, Carlow was founded in 1960.

Timeline

WIT and IT Carlow have been planning a joint application with Waterford IT for the formation of a technological university for the south east region since the mid-2010s.[4][5] A vision document, "Technological University for the South East" (TUSE) was published in 2015, and a memorandum of understanding was signed in 2017.[6]

In May 2018, a spokesperson for the Higher Education Authority (HEA) expressed a belief that a formal application will be made in Autumn 2018, with an approval expected in spring 2019.[7] At the launch of TU Dublin in July 2018, the Taoiseach expressed regret that this TUSE bid had not progressed sufficiently following the "Technological Universities Act 2018".[8][9]

Proposal details

The TU would make use of WIT's five campuses, and IT Carlow's two, including one in Wexford town.

References

  1. ↑ Donnelly, Katherine (3 July 2018). "Ireland's first tech university gets official backing". Irish Independent. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  2. 1 2 Whelan, Noel (22 March 2008). "Waterford and the idea of a university city". The Irish Times. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "S.I. No. 199/1997 - Regional Technical Colleges Act, 1992 (Amendment) (No. 2) Order, 1997". irishstatutebook.ie. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "Technological University for the South East". Waterford IT. 31 May 2013. Archived from the original on 20 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "South East Technological University moves Closer to Becoming a Reality". Waterford IT. 3 October 2013. Archived from the original on 17 December 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  6. ↑ "Timeline". Technological University for the South East. 2018. Archived from the original on 20 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  7. ↑ Aylward, Bobby (TD) (1 June 2018). "Last week at the Public Accounts Committee I asked the Higher Eduation Authority for an update on the status of a technological university for the South East". Retrieved 20 July 2018 – via facebook.com.
  8. ↑ "Announcement by An Taoiseach". Dublin Institute of Technology. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018 – via facebook.com.
  9. ↑ "Technological Universities Act 2018". Office of the Attorney General. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.


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