The Technological Higher Education Association is the voice of the technological higher education sector, advocating on behalf of and supporting our members in achieving their aims and objectives. The technological higher education sector in Ireland comprises 11 Institutes of Technology and one Technological University. The sector offers a unique system of higher education, which allows students to progress from level 6 to level 10 of the National Framework of Qualifications. The Technological Higher Education Association is their representative body.
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Institutes of Technology
The provision of education and training programmes, relevant to the needs of employers, has long been the lifeblood of the institutions that comprise the technological higher education sector.
Read MoreResearch and innovation leaders from the technological higher education sector had the opportunity to influence the next phase of European funding programmes which support collaboration in research
Read MorePresident of Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art Design and Technology (IADT), Dr Annie Doona, takes over as Chairperson of the Board of the Technological Higher Education Association (THEA) on 1 January 2
Read MoreDelegation from SATN visits THEA at start of Irish tour
Read MoreThe Strategic Plan was collaboratively devised through an extensive consultation and engagement exercise involving THEA's members and 15 stakeholder organisations
Read MoreCreating a gender-balanced pipeline will need buy-in from Government and educators
Read MoreThe time for technological higher education is here and now
Read MoreUnions representing students & teaching staff have joined forces with the representative bodies of universities and institutes of technology to call on the government to respond to the growing crisis
Read MoreTHEA publishes first Gender & Diversity Statement for higher education institutions
Read MoreAs government prepares for the autumn financial statement, its decision-making process is a clear yet difficult one: where to allocate scarce resources amongst competing demands.
Read MoreThe Technological Higher Education Association (THEA) has written to the Minister for Finance, Paschal Donhoe TD, on behalf of the 14 Institutes of Technology
Read MoreThe TU4Dublin consortium comprises Dublin Institute of Technology, Institute of Technology Blanchardstown and Institute of Technology Tallaght.
Read MoreSTEAM supplement, featuring research case studies from the institutes of technology is published with the Irish Independent on 8 November
Minister Mary Mitchell O'Connor announces further funding for technological higher education sector
DIT has been awarded the Athena SWAN Bronze Award in recognition of its commitment to advancing gender equality for women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics
Unions representing students & teaching staff have joined forces with the representative bodies of universities and institutes of technology to call on the government to respond to the growing crisis
Dr Joseph Ryan congratulates leaving cert students
The Technological Higher Education Association (THEA) has written to the Minister for Finance, Paschal Donhoe TD, on behalf of the 14 Institutes of Technology
Dr Liam Brown, Limerick Institute of Technology’s Vice President Research, calls for national policy to continue to support and fund the delivery of focused RDI which addresses regional needs with national and international development perspectives.
Read his ‘thought piece’ in the KTI Review and Annual Knowledge Transfer Survey 2017
Press Releases
Wondering why you should choose to study at an Institute of Technology?
Here are some of the reasons why students chose IADT Dun Laoghaire: small classes, a clear sense of community, they were trained to interact with businesses and to work to industry standards, and felt fully prepared for a career in business upon graduating.
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