Dr. Patrick Prendergast:

I think so. I came from Trinity College and we prided ourselves on developing courses where the academics developed the courses and very good ones. It was a surprise to me finding out how much sitting down with employers and having a dialogue about what an employer wants in the curriculum and co-designing with the employer or other partners such as professional bodies was going on in SETU and the other TUs. Moreover, I think it is a good thing. It means that the courses are more relevant to employers and therefore the graduates are more job-ready to fit in to the industry in the region. I spoke to some people in SETU yesterday in preparation for this meeting who said that it could even be more than 30% now.