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The new Kerry Campus Learner Centre at the Munster Technological University, the green light for which was received this Monday, will facilitate the further expansion of the Kerry North Campus which will serve 2,000-3,000 students.
The proposed new building will provide a central location for learners and it will consolidated and additional facilities to improve the student experience, services and supports.
The Kerry Campus Learner Centre is another key element of the university’s masterplan that seeks to expand campus infrastructure and develop MTU as a leading Technological University.
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Speaking today at the announcement Higher Education Minister, Simon Harris said the project has been successful in the first part of the assessment process for the technological sector strategic projects fund which is the centre of the department’s investment strategy.
MTU President, Professor Maggie Cusack, stressed that MTU has ambitions to become a truly great technological university with a global reach.
“To do this, we will require continuing capital investment, and today’s announcement is a very welcome step in that process. We can now look forward to MTU growing as a great place to study and work for generations to come,” she said.
The new building will prove critical in delivering upon the university’s mission and vision by providing the much-needed physical infrastructure to enable the development of the student experience across MTU’s Kerry campuses.
The building will support MTU’s ambition to have a unified approach to the delivery of academic and support services across campuses.
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