Open AccessBuilding a World-Class System in Ireland's Financial Crisis
Author(s) -
Ellen Hazelkorn
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
international higher education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2372-4501
pISSN - 1084-0613
DOI - 10.6017/ihe.2011.64.8564
Subject(s) - restructuring , irish , financial crisis , class (philosophy) , world class , political science , economic restructuring , economic growth , economics , economic policy , financial system , development economics , business , finance , macroeconomics , engineering , industrial engineering , linguistics , philosophy , artificial intelligence , computer science
Irish higher education faces particular difficulties given the severity of its economic crisis. Like other countries, it is engaged in significant system restructuring coupled with managed policy direction. Where Ireland does differ is in its emphasis on a 'whole of country strategy' and commitment that teaching and research go hand-in-hand. This paper looks at the fortunes and mis-fortunes of Irish higher education.