The Chairs of the Governing Bodies and Presidents of Institute of Technology Carlow and Waterford Institute of Technology warmly welcome the announcement by the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris TD, of the appointment of Mr Tom Boland as Programme Executive Director for the Technological University of South East Ireland project.
“We are delighted at the announcement this week of the appointment of Mr. Tom Boland to work with us on taking the Technological University project to the next stage. The wealth of experience that Mr. Boland brings will be of enormous assistance to us in finalising our application for university designation and setting the new organisation on the right course for the future.
We are confident that with the support of Government, the new Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, the HEA, our regional stakeholders, students and staff, we will be successful in our application for TU designation and create the foundations for an organization that will achieve the ambitions for growth and prosperity held by all across the South East region.”