A multiplicity of universities and other third level educational institutions are located one and a half hours from Cavan, for example, in Dublin, Dundalk, Belfast, Maynooth, Athlone, Sligo and Letterkenny. The County Cavan innovation and technology centre has recently been developed as part of a cross-Border programme to support local, regional and national agencies in stimulating an environment conducive to innovation, entrepreneurship and inward investment in the Cavan-Fermanagh region.