Higher Education Authority (HEA) Allocates €5.55m to ATU

In November the HEA announced its latest allocation of funding (€23.47m) to support the development of Ireland’s Technological Universities (TUs). ATU was successful in securing the largest allocation of funding.

ATU received 5.27m and in December the HEA allocated ATU an additional amount of €279,500 . Welcoming the announcement, ATU President, Dr Orla Flynn said the funding will have a significant impact on the region.

The funding builds on the first two years of the Technological University Transformation Fund (TUTF) where a total of €60m has already been awarded to the sector since 2020. The TUTF is a threeyear €90m funded project that is designed to assist the development and progression of Ireland’s new TUs.

With support from the TUTF, it is intended that the TUs will advance national priorities, especially in the areas of access to higher education, research-informed teaching and learning, supporting enterprise, and enhancing regional development.

We are delighted to have secured €5.55m in funding from the TU Transformation Fund, which will help deliver our ambitious plans as a new university operating across the west and north-west of Ireland. This funding will enable access to higher education across our unique region, help strengthen research and innovation capacity and stimulate more cohesive engagement with enterprise.

Dr Orla Flynn, ATU President