Estimated £700m required for new teaching blocks, research space and accommodation
‘Sense of urgency’ to expand Ulster university Derry campus to hold 10,000 students, says reportSynge Street CBS is to admit girls for first time in 160 years and become an all-Irish Gaelcholáiste
“There is now a sense of urgency and a unity of purpose after five years of inertia and delay since the commitment was made in the New Decade New Approach agreement. We must maintain the course we are on, however hard, or challenging, it may seem,” he said. A “significant part” of the £700m investment has already secured or committed, with estimates that up to 40 per cent could come from private sector investment in student accommodation.
The taskforce said it will now work with Department for the Economy and other partners to secure further funding and finalise a delivery plan within three months. “We now have the basis of a plan, developed by and with local people, to actually deliver expansion. The Taskforce has set out exactly what is needed from various partners, including my Department. We will now work together to finalise a delivery plan and drive progress towards the 10,000 target,” he said.
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