Both institutions have issued an update on their strategic partnership, including the new name, which is pending legislative changes.<\/p>\n
Minister for Higher Education James Lawless recently brought a memo to Cabinet seeking approval to enable DKIT to take part in this all-island university group with QUB.<\/p>\n
This requires a legislative amendment to establish a Technological University College, which will be named Dundalk University College, a college of Queen’s University Belfast.<\/p>\n
Subject to regulatory approval, it is expected that students entering DKIT this September will graduate from Dundalk University College, which will be a designated awarding body in its own right.<\/p>\n
It is also anticipated that new entrants to undergraduate and postgraduate programmes from September 2027 will be able to register for QUB awards from Dundalk University College.<\/p>\n
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\nDr Diarmuid O’Callaghan (L), Minister for Further and Higher Education James Lawless and Prof Ian Greer<\/p>\n
First-year PhD students who enrol from January 2027 may also register for QUB awards, subject to the same regulatory approval.<\/p>\n
In a statement, President of DKIT Dr Diarmuid O’Callaghan said they have been working closely with colleagues in QUB and government and sectoral stakeholders.<\/p>\n
“We remain fully committed to ensuring our students graduate with a university qualification,” he said.<\/p>\n
President of Queen’s University Belfast Ian Greer said that recent government approval was “a significant step towards creating the first all-island university group”.<\/p>\n
He said it was a partnership that would drive economic growth and further improve student opportunities”.<\/p>\n
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