Ireland wants a €2bn international education industry by 2020
Published 10/10/2016
Ireland wants 15% of students at tertiary level to be international by 2020, which reflects current numbers growing by a third to reach this target.
The latest country to outline bold growth plans, these are among the ambitions unveiled in its new strategy, Ireland Educated, Globally Connected.
Ireland’s Minister for Education and Skills, Richard Bruton, said the joined-up intent around Ireland’s international education industry would help boost revenue from international education from just over €1.5bn to €2.1bn in the next four years.
He added, “I believe that, with the additional supports being put in place as a result of this strategy, this figure is fully achievable. This strategy represents a key element of Ireland’s growth strategy for the next five years.”
Strategic priorities include:
- a supportive national framework, ensuring cohesion of policy to support quality and expansion objectives
- an objective to develop globally competitive higher education institutions
- a commitment to sustainable growth in the English language teaching sector
- international outreach, under the heading “succeeding abroad“
The strategy also nods to Ireland’s neighbour, the UK, and its decision on Brexit. “In light of the recent referendum on the future of the UK in the European Union, negotiations on the future EU-UK relationship will now be required and the Irish government will continue to emphasise our very particular relationship with Northern Ireland and the UK in these negotiations, a fact that is widely understood by our EU partners,” it reads.
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