A Connacht-Ulster university is a step closer after three institutes of technology (IT) submitted a formal application to be become a technological university (TU). Higher and Further Education Minister Simon Harris welcomed the application from the Connacht-Ulster Alliance (CUA). They said the new university would be a leader in the provision of apprenticeship, part-time, full-time, campus- and work-based modes of learning. Applications for a TU in the south east, involving IT Carlow and Waterford IT, and another in the midlands and south west , involving Athlone IT and Limerick IT are also being considered. Technological University Dublin was established in 2019 and the Munster Technological University (MTU) launched this year.

Source: Irish Independent May 21, 2021 16:07 UTC