November 2021
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This conference considered how to meet the needs of the current HE landscape in Ireland, priorities for the sector in the wake of the pandemic, and how Irish higher education can best support Ireland’s position globally.
Delegates had an opportunity to discuss the recently published three-year strategy for the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science and the likely outlook for the HE sector as well as other relevant policy developments, such as the North-South Research Programme and the Global Ireland 2025 strategy.
The discussion also considered the wider context, looking at priorities for the sector’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as co-operation between Ireland and the UK following Brexit.
We are pleased to have been able to include keynote contributions on:
- Policy priorities for meeting the needs of the current HE landscape - from Paul Kehoe TD, Chair, Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
- Irish higher education in the wake of the pandemic and implementing the three-year strategy - from Jim Miley, Director General, Irish Universities Association
- Priorities for improving mature student participation in Irish HE - from Dr Niamh O’Reilly, Chief Executive Officer, AONTAS (The National Adult Learning Organisation)
- Cementing Ireland’s position in the international HE landscape - from Mary Canning, President, Royal Irish Academy
- Possible next steps for research and innovation within the Irish HE sector - from Professor Mark Ferguson, Director General, Science Foundation Ireland; and Chief Scientific Adviser to Irish Government
Attendees
Our forums are known for attracting strong interest from policymakers and stakeholders. Places were reserved by parliamentary pass holders from Seanad Eireann, and officials from the Department of Further & Higher Education, Research, Innovation & Science, ROI; BEIS; the Cabinet Office; the College of Agriculture, Food & Rural Enterprise; the Department for International Trade; and the Department for the Economy, NI. Representatives who also attended were from AONTAS (The National Adult Learning Organisation); BMW; Dublin City University; Forsa; HEA; Health Research Board; IDA Ireland; Institute of Technology, Sligo; Irish Stammering Association; IT Sligo; Kilkenny County Council; Knowledge Transfer Ireland (KTI); Limerick Institute of Technology; Mary Immaculate College; National College of Ireland; NIBRT; Queen's University Belfast; Technological University Dublin; Trinity College Dublin; University College Dublin; University of Birmingham; University of Limerick; and Waterford Institute of Technology.
