Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) is to take part in a new cross-border collaboration with the Dundalk Institute of Technology (DKIT).
DKIT will get university college status and students will be awarded their certs through QUB.
The Irish government hopes to implement the changes for the 2026/2027 academic year.
Institutes of technology (ITs) in Ireland are traditionally more focused on trade and craft professions and offer a wide range of courses which are closer linked to industry than universities.
What is the collaboration?
Students who take courses in DKIT will receive their degree from QUB as part of a new partnership being announced by the Irish government.
This means even though students will study and complete their course at DKIT, they will have a degree from QUB.
The collaboration will make DKIT the “university college” of QUB.
It will also mean the current DKIT name may change to reflect its new status.
The cross-border collaboration between the two universities was green lighted at a meeting of senior Irish ministers in Dublin on Tuesday.
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