Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said the expansion will 'foster new jobs and economic growth'
The Irish government has announced a €56 million fund to expand Ulster University's Magee campus in Derry city.The Dublin government is paying for a new teaching and student services building at the Derry campus.
"This investment at Ulster University in Derry will underpin teaching and research cooperation between Ulster University and Atlantic Technological University-Donegal. It will also allow the four North West Tertiary Education Cluster institutions to work more closely together in providing further and higher education in the region."
“The Government is keen to work with a new Executive, once formed, and with the UK Government to fund other investments that will benefit the North West and border regions, and the island as a whole.” “The Shared Island Initiative is forward looking and optimistic for the future of this island. I am ambitious for the island and for the Initiative, and look forward to continued investment in building a connected, prosperous and sustainable island, a great place for all the communities who call it home.”“The announcement today is not just about capital investment in the University of Ulster’s campus, but a signal of our commitment to all-island education.
Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O'Gorman, said: "The Government’s Shared Island Fund is delivering on our all-island investment objectives, including to develop the bioeconomy - a key climate action area, North and South.”
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