Restructuring Irish Higher Education

Authors

  • Ellen Hazelkorn

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6017/ihe.2012.69.8641

Keywords:

Access and Equity, Public Policy, Europe, Ireland, globalisation, economic crisis, higher education reform, research policy, tuition fees, cost-sharing

Abstract

Irish higher education is undergoing significant change. Some of these changes are driven by the economic crisis sweeping across Ireland and Europe. But other changes are arguably part of a wider paradigm shift affecting higher education around the world: the challenge of meeting rising demands for high-quality mass public higher education at a time of globalisation and accelerating competition. As higher education is seen as key to sustainable economic recovery, there is a move towards greater government steerage of both the HE and research system. Ireland presents an interesting case study.

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Published

2012-03-25

How to Cite

Hazelkorn, E. (2012). Restructuring Irish Higher Education. International Higher Education, (69), 28–30. https://doi.org/10.6017/ihe.2012.69.8641

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Section

European Perspectives