Shared Island Unit/ESRI Launch of report ‘Student Mobility in Ireland and Northern Ireland’

This study looks at undergraduate mobility between Ireland, Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK, drawing on administrative data, Central Applications Office (CAO) microdata and interviews with key stakeholders.

Minister Simon Harris TD will launch the report. This will be followed by an overview of the report by the ESRI authors, a panel discussion and a Q&A session. The panel will comprise third-level representatives to explore the findings of the report and implications for policy.

Event programme

9:15

Registration and coffee/tea

9:45

Introduction

 Prof Alan Barrett (Director, ESRI)

9:50

Minister’s address

Simon Harris TD (Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science of Ireland)

10:00

Overview of report

Prof Emer Smyth (Research Professor, ESRI) and Dr Merike Darmody (Research Officer, ESRI)

10:30

Panel Discussion

Prof. Pól Ó Dochartaigh, MRIA, Deputy President and Registrar at the University of Galway.

Grace Boyle, Former President, Ulster University Students' Union

Roisin McEvoy, Acting Director of Global Marketing, Recruitment and Admissions (GMRA), Queen’s University, Belfast

Mr Paul HanniganHead of College, Atlantic Technological University Donegal

 

11:30

Lunch