Written answers
Tuesday, 9 June 2009
Department of Education and Science
Strategic Innovation Fund
8:00 pm
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 660: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will set out the allocation of funds under the strategic innovation fund from its inception; the amount that has been allocated in each year to each higher education institution here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22426/09]
Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) was established in 2006 with a major emphasis on promoting inter-institutional collaboration in bringing about substantial change and quality improvement within the Irish higher education system. Projects approved under the Fund are aimed at institutional reform, enhancing teaching and learning, improving access and life long learning and enabling the development of fourth level activity.
There have been two cycles of funding approved under the SIF to date. Cycle 1 was approved in October 2006 with an allocation of €42 million and cycle 2 was approved in February 2008 with an allocation of €101 million. I have attached, for the information of the Deputy, details of the projects that were approved under cycles 1 and 2, and details of funding provided to date by my Department to the lead institutions for these projects.
| FUNDING TO PROJECTS UNDER SIF CYCLE 1 | ||||||
| Lead Institution | Project title | Overall Project Allocation | Partners | Funding 2006 | Funding 2008 | Funding (to date) 2009 |
| AIT | Regional Assessment & Resource Centre | €900,000 | GMIT, IT Sligo, LYIT, NUIG | €243,257 | €150,322 | €107,834 |
| CIT | Education in Employment | €2,600,000 | GMIT, DIT, AIT, DKIT, IT Sligo, LYIT, UCC, NUIG | €956,906 | €357,941 | €264,798 |
| CODIT (IOTI, IT Sectoral) | Delivering Systemic Change | €3,800,000 | All IOTs and DIT | €1,450,888 | €676,250 | €515,166 |
| GMIT | GET-AHEAD - Internship development for the region | €400,000 | AIT, DKIT | €141,141 | €50,526 | €42,202 |
| IT Sligo | Institute of Technology Graduate Research Alliance- Research Support Network | €295,000 | AIT, IT Carlow, CIT, DKIT, IADT, GMIT, ITB, IT Tallaght, LYIT, LIT, IT Tralee, WIT, NUIG, NUIM | €95,187 | €41,115 | €32,666 |
| IT Tallaght | Collaborative Network for Teaching & Innovation & Inclusive Education - initiative to improve access and retention | €2,000,000 | IT Tallaght, ITB, IT Carlow, IADT | €686,470 | €452,008 | €213,702 |
| IUA Sectoral | 1. Creating a World Class 4th Level Ireland | €2,250,000 | All universities | |||
| 2. Reform and Innovation at 3rd level | €250,000 | |||||
| 3. Enabling Initiatives | 950000 | |||||
| €1,269,510 | €838,703 | €313,274 | ||||
| LIT | Work based Learning Programmes | €100,000 | €35,275 | €64,730 | €0 | |
| NUIG | Reforming 3rd level & Creation of 4th level | €2,400,000 | TCD, UCC | |||
| Graduate Studies | €2,000,000 | TCD, UCC | ||||
| Student learning | €1,400,000 | |||||
| Access to Education | €1,500,000 | AIT, DKIT, GMIT, LYIT, NUIM,AIT | ||||
| €2,460,918 | €479,843 | €1,040,020 | ||||
| NUIM | Restructuring & Modernisation | €195,000 | ||||
| Graduate Education & Research | €500,000 | |||||
| Teaching & Learning | €500,000 | |||||
| Enhancing Participation & Extending the Regional Role of the University | €340,000 | |||||
| €961,923 | €104,126 | €122,426 | ||||
| TCD | Continuing Academic & Administrative Restructuring | €2,200,000 | UCC, NUIG | |||
| Development of Graduate Education | €500,000 | UCC, NUIG | ||||
| €903,416 | €416,650 | €293,400 | ||||
| UCC | A: Restructuring - Change Management | €2,200,000 | TCD. NUIG | |||
| B: Enabling 4th Level Ireland - Development of Graduate Studies | €500,000 | |||||
| C: Teaching & Learning | €3,000,000 | NUIG, TCD, CIT, WIT | ||||
| €2,224,887 | €1,083,720 | €621,834 | ||||
| UCD | Reforming 3rd level | €900,000 | ||||
| Institutional Leadership - UCD leadership development programme | €1,000,000 | |||||
| €540,755 | €464,193 | €222,744 | ||||
| UL | A:Shannon Consortium | LIT, IT Tralee, MIC | ||||
| Strand 1. Shannon Regional Learning Gateway | €2,950,000 | |||||
| Strand 2. Regional Approach to Outstanding Teaching Learning & Learner Support | €2,700,000 | |||||
| Strand 3: Regional Training Development Network | €950,000 | |||||
| Expansion & Development of Post Graduate Education | €1,500,000 | |||||
| Digital Education Information System | €1,500,000 | UL, LIT, IT Tralee, CIT, DKIT, NUIG | ||||
| €3,029,467 | €1,538,176 | €1,241,822 | ||||
| TOTAL | €42,280,000 | €15,000,000 | €6,718,303 | €5,031,888 | ||
| FUNDING TO PROJECTS UNDER SIF CYCLE 2 | ||||
| Lead Institution | Partners | Overall Project Allocation | Funding 2008 | Funding (to date) 2009 |
| Project Title | ||||
| National University of Ireland, Galway | ||||
| NUI Galway - GMIT Strategic Partnership (Knowledge Region) | NUIG, GMIT | €824,000 | ||
| Student Mental Health - Online Mental Health | NUIG,UCC,DKIT & TCD | €410,000 | ||
| €152,609 | €133,900 | |||
| University College Cork | ||||
| Institutional Reform | UCC & UCD | €1,700,000 | ||
| Widening Participation - Bridges to Learning | UCC, CIT | €2,314,000 | ||
| Widening Participation - Connections | UCC,CIT | €574,000 | ||
| Post Graduate Capacity - Developing Infrastructure | UCC,NUIG | €2,125,000 | ||
| €758,000 | €675,108 | |||
| University of Limerick | ||||
| Shannon Consortium | ||||
| Widening participation - Regional Learning Centres | UL,MIC,IT Tralee & LIT | €1,457,000 | ||
| Widening participation - Targeting Social Disadvantage | UL,MIC,IT Tralee & LIT | €4,376,000 | ||
| Procurement Network | UL,MIC,IT Tralee & LIT | €473,000 | ||
| Regional Teaching and Learning Incubation Centre | UL,MIC,IT Tralee & LIT | €3,240,000 | ||
| National Centre for Excellence in Maths and Science | UL,MIC,IT Tralee & LIT | €2,954,000 | ||
| €1,422,874 | €1,294,446 | |||
| National University of Ireland, Maynooth | ||||
| Data Information Systems for Strategic Decision Making | NUIM | €320,000 | €35,556 | €32,000 |
| Waterford Institute of Technology | ||||
| Post Graduate Capacity | ||||
| Establishing the governance and management structures | WIT,UCC & CIT | €721,000 | ||
| Doctoral Programme Development | WIT,UCC & CIT | €607,000 | ||
| Teaching & Learning | WIT,UCC & CIT | €575,000 | ||
| €217,865 | €176,706 | |||
| Athlone Institute of Technology | ||||
| Regional Assistive Technology Connection to Higher Education | AIT,LYIT | €238,000 | €25,000 | €22,900 |
| Cork Institute of Technology | ||||
| Roadmap for Employer - Academic Partnership | CIT,DIT,WIT,NUIG,UCC,ITS,AIT & ITTD | €4,205,000 | €352,046 | €312,206 |
| Dublin Institute of Technology | ||||
| Strategic Management and Change | DIT,CIT & WIT | €4,385,000 | €742,428 | €591,624 |
| Dundalk Institute of Technology | ||||
| Creating the Entrepreneurial Graduate | DKIT,ITB,ITS,CIT & NUIG | €1,988,000 | €109,185 | €136,160 |
| Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology | ||||
| Student Led Learning | GMIT & AIT | €1,498,000 | ||
| Curriculum Reform | GMIT & NUIG | €551,000 | ||
| €273,135 | €138,696 | |||
| Limerick Institute of Technology | ||||
| A Work-Based Learning approach to progression for craft persons on the National Framework of Qualifications | LIT,IT Tralee & ITC | €383,000 | ||
| Shannon Consortium Strand 4. Library Network Support Services | LIT,UL,MIC & IT Tralee | €495,000 | ||
| €139,053 | €106,474 | |||
| Blanchardstown Institute of Technology | ||||
| ERA Transitions | ITB,ITC,DKIT & ITTD | €515,000 | €63,325 | €36,976 |
| LYIT | ||||
| North West Gateway Strategic Alliance | LYIT & UU | €893,000 | €148,833 | €133,950 |
| Trinity College Dublin | ||||
| Deaf Studies | TCD & ITB | €1,471,000 | ||
| Certificate in Contemporary Living | TCD | €885,000 | ||
| €178,348 | €134,998 | |||
| IOTI | ||||
| Supported Flexible Learning | All IOTs and DIT | €8,523,000 | ||
| Research Capacity | All IOTs and DIT | €1,438,000 | ||
| €632,500 | €1,007,508 | |||
| DRHEA | ||||
| Enhancement of Learning | DCU,IADT,DIT,ITB,ITTD,NUIM,TCD & UCD | €21,640,000 | ||
| Graduate Education | DCU,ITTD,DIT,NUIM,TCD & UCD | €15,276,000 | ||
| Widening Participation | ITB,TCD,DCU,DIT,IADT,ITTD,NUIM & UCD | €2,563,000 | ||
| Internationalisation | DIT,NUIM,DCU,ITTD,TCD & UCD | €4,225,000 | ||
| €2,778,797 | €2,766,648 | |||
| Carlow IT | ||||
| Consolidating Services for increased capacity | ITC,DKIT,ITB &ITTD | €1,460,000 | ||
| Repositioning Learner Assessment | ITC,DKIT,ITB & ITTD | €579,000 | ||
| €557,965 | €162,658 | |||
| IUA | ||||
| Equity of Access | All universities | €415,000 | ||
| Sectoral Human Resource Capacity Building | All universities | €382,000 | ||
| Full Economic Costing | All universities | €1,891,000 | ||
| Building Strategic Information/Decision Support Capacity | All universities | €2,200,000 | ||
| Towards an Integrated Knowledge Transfer Platform | All universities | €221,000 | ||
| Access to Irish National Bibliometric Data | All universities | €350,000 | ||
| €673,726 | €745,586 | |||
| Total Overall | €101,340,000 | €9,261,245 | €8,608,544 | |
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