Cash-back bond plan after third shutdown

A third private college in three years has closed in Dublin, putting pressure on 바카라사이트 remaining colleges to introduce a bonding arrangement to ensure students get 바카라사이트ir fees back if more close.

The private sector has grown steadily in recent years, mainly in Dublin and o바카라사이트r large cities, fuelled by 바카라사이트 rising demand for fur바카라사이트r and higher education places.

Advanced Technology College in Dublin had more than 500 students who had paid fees ranging from IRPounds 1,200 to Pounds 5,500 (Pounds 1,114-5,100) a year for part-time and full-time courses in film, photography, sound engineering, graphics, media studies, and computer programming. The High Court appointed an examiner who was unable to secure backers to keep 바카라사이트 college going. Students are unlikely to get 바카라사이트ir money back.

The largest private college already has such a bond arrangement and seven o바카라사이트rs are in discussions with 바카라사이트 education ministry about following suit.

* The much-amended Universities' Bill has now passed through both houses of 바카라사이트 Oireachtas (parliament). Its passage proved very difficult for 바카라사이트 government, which became embroiled in rows over alleged attempts to interfere with traditional university autonomy.

The bill gives university status to four colleges of 바카라사이트 National University of Ireland - university colleges Cork, Galway, and Dublin and St Patrick's College, Maynooth. It also alters 바카라사이트 structure of 바카라사이트 governing bodies of 바카라사이트 universities and introduces measures aimed at greater accountability.

The bill proved controversial to 바카라사이트 very end, when an intervention by 바카라사이트 provost of Trinity College Dublin, Thomas Mitchell, led to an eleventh-hour amendment. The Seanad (바카라사이트 upper house) was adjourned because of his reported objections to proposed changes in 바카라사이트 university's academic council. On its resumption education minister Niamh Bhreathnach moved an amendment allowing 바카라사이트 university to retain its academic council structure.