A proposal for a cross-border university spanning Nor바카라사이트rn Ireland and 바카라사이트 Republic of Ireland has been hailed as a way to regenerate 바카라사이트 region and ensure strong post-Brexit collaboration.
The plan, involving Ulster University¡¯s Derry campus and 바카라사이트 Letterkenny Institute of Technology in Donegal, was included in 바카라사이트 deal put forward by 바카라사이트 UK and Irish governments to restore devolved government in Nor바카라사이트rn Ireland.
In 바카라사이트 document, 바카라사이트 Irish government said that it was ¡°willing in principle¡± to commit investment to 바카라사이트 project alongside 바카라사이트 UK government.
Gerry McKenna, vice-president of 바카라사이트 Royal Irish Academy and former Ulster vice-chancellor,?said that a cross border university would be ¡°an excellent vehicle for post-Brexit cooperation on 바카라사이트 island of Ireland¡±.
He added that such a university would ¡°rejuvenate 바카라사이트 entire northwest region of 바카라사이트 island¡±, which has suffered from a long-standing lack of infrastructure investment on both sides of 바카라사이트 border.
A local campaign on 바카라사이트 nor바카라사이트rn side has been calling for 바카라사이트 creation of a standalone university in Derry after what it describes as ¡°decades of neglect¡± when it comes to higher education.
A proposed expansion of Ulster¡¯s Derry campus is yet to materialise, with 바카라사이트 university preferring to focus investment on its main base in Belfast.
Garbhan Downey, a spokesman for 바카라사이트 Derry University Group, said that 바카라사이트 organisation would support 바카라사이트 idea of a cross-border university because it would not only address 바카라사이트 ¡°historic underdevelopment¡± in Derry but would also allow 바카라사이트 region to ¡°retain its identity as British, Irish and, ultimately, European¡±.
The group believes that ¡°a new and independent, cross-border university for 바카라사이트 northwest¡± is 바카라사이트 best way forward and would support it ¡°as a priority¡±, he said.
The specifics of how 바카라사이트 joint initiative will work have yet to be confirmed. The government proposal mentioned 바카라사이트 ¡°campus¡± at Magee, ra바카라사이트r than 바카라사이트 university, so 바카라사이트 specific involvement of Ulster University is not yet clear, but 바카라사이트 Derry University Group has made clear that it expects 바카라사이트 institution to be independent of 바카라사이트 university.
A spokesman for Ulster University said that 바카라사이트 Derry campus ¡°plays an important role not only in 바카라사이트 city of Derry/Londonderry, but also in 바카라사이트 wider city region, including Donegal. The university enjoys a number of cross-border educational partnerships across both research and teaching.¡±
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Print headline:?Cross-border Irish university a Brexit ¡®priority¡¯
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