Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 12 December 2012

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection

Reform of Third Level Education: Discussion

3:05 pm

Photo of Fidelma Healy EamesFidelma Healy Eames (Fine Gael)
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With regard to the centre of excellence idea, UCD might be the best in the field at French and law but NUIG might be the best at German and law. The Hunt report refers to being mission-specific and forming centres of excellence. Will we not just have a proliferation of college offerings, thus resulting in a funding issue?