December 5, 2003
Academe in Ireland Is Suffering, Study Finds
A study of Ireland's higher-education system released in November paints a bleak portrait of shrinking government support, worsening student-faculty ratios, and declining international competitiveness.
The report, commissioned by the Conference of Heads of Irish Universities, determined that direct government support per student fell by $1,474 between 1995 and 2001, forcing universities to make up an annual shortfall of more than $107-million. Ireland's student-faculty ratio was worse
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