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Higher Education Futures Group Established by the Royal Irish Academy
Welcoming the establishment of this new all-island group, Chair, Professor Gerry McKenna MRIA, has said:
“Higher education in Ireland and Northern Ireland has an admirable track record in fulfilling its role as a public good including its contribution to economic, social and cultural development. Major current challenges include dealing with the impact of COVID-19 and its long-term consequences as well as the implications of Brexit for future cooperation and collaboration across the island and with Great Britain and the EU. It is an opportune moment to examine the various issues and their inter-relationships and to outline a framework for the future development of the sector”. Read more