UL Controversy

Analysis: Recent university controversies indicate deeper problems caused by unsustainable financing

Graham Love, the former chief of the Higher Education Authority, questions if there is a deeper crisis in Irish institutions

As scrutiny on Higher Education intensifies, expect further attention from Oireachtas committees and the media in the upcoming months.

A new term has been circulating recently in Irish higher education circles: Section 64.

It refers to a piece of legislation within the Higher Education Authority Act (HEA) 2022, granting the HEA the authority to instigate a review process for universities should there be “significant concerns regarding the governance of a designated institution of higher education or the performance by such an institution of its functions or compliance by it with its obligations”.

This power ...