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Universities need to be more flexible
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Monday January 19, 2004 15:38 by rayo
A more wide reaching and inclusive programme of action is needed to bring more students from disadvantaged areas into our third level education system,” the Labour spokesperson on Education in Seanad Eireann, Senator Joanna Tuffy has said following revelations made in a Higher Education Authority report. University culture needs to be more flexible in how they are organised and the type of product they offer. The problem is the product they are offering is on a take it or leave it basis. College authorities have to realise that the one-size fits all product does not meet the needs of all aspiring students, or our society. |
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Jump To Comment: 1 2 3 4 5 6Is there any truth in the rumour that the Labour Party in UCD are supporters of the new UCD president who has brought in a director of ansbacher ridden CRH to chair governing authority meetings?
Maybe you should ask your party comrade OK if he supports it.
Have a look at the current edition of the UCD University Observer. The differing opinions on the new chair is reported on. It should be available online.
The Chairmanship of the Governing Authority has passed from the UCD President, Dr. Hugh Brady to Mr. Kieran McGowan, a director of United Drug, CRH, and Elan.
In the University Observer no members of the Governing Authority were willing to comment on the issue except Mr Oisín Kelly and Mr. Paul Dillon. Mr. Oisín Kelly commented that "he will not get my vote" and that there are huge corporate influences in UCD in recent years. Mr. Paul Dillon was not as concerned and said "..so long as a person can chair a meeting, that's what really matters."
Mr. McGowan will become a member of the Governing Authority. As the membership is capped at 40 members one person will have to stand down to make room for Mr. McGowan. It's believed that Dr. Brady may be pushing for a staff or student representative to leave.
Has the Union taken a stance on the issue? Surely the Students representatives on the Council should be mandated.
Under the constitution the executive makes decisions between council meetings. Beetween Executive meeting the President calls the shots. Anyhow Kelly from what I remember had in his manifesto that he was opposed to corporate Ireland gaining more influence in the college. He already has a mandate.