The president of Munster Technological University has called for multi-annual funding for third level education in Ireland.
Professor Maggie Cusack was speaking after the university published a report which estimates MTU contributed almost €1 billion to the local economy.
The university’s €19 million Kerry Sports Academy on the Kerry North Campus in Tralee opened in 2019 and was the largest sports capital project ever undertaken in Kerry.
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The Economic and Social Impact Study for the 2022/23 academic year was carried out with Indecon International Economic and Strategic Consultants.
Professor Cusack says multi-year funding gives third-level institutions more certainty than year-to-year allocations:
