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05/10/2005
Launch of drive to spread excellence in higher education
An initiative was launched today to promote excellence across all aspects of teaching and learning in Northern Ireland Higher Education.
The regional Centres for Excellence in Teaching and Learning programme (CETLs NI) was unveiled by Employment and Learning Minister, Angela Smith, at Parliament Buildings on Wednesday.
Outlining the benefits of the investment, the Minister said: "The CETLs initiative in Northern Ireland will reward and enhance excellent teaching practice within our Higher Education Institutions.
"It provides further confirmation of the Government's commitment to the sector and will have a major impact on the learning experiences of students."
The Department for Employment and Learning's aim is to increase and deepen the impact of teaching excellence across the wider teaching and learning community. It is hoped that the CETLs initiative will strengthen the focus on teaching and learning by directing funds to institutions that value and apply high teaching standards.
The four Northern Ireland Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), Queens University, the University of Ulster, St Mary's University College and Stranmillis University College, attained eligibility for this strand of funding, having demonstrated areas of excellence that reached a high level of quality.
The two universities can each bid for up to £500,000 per annum in all of the five years of the initiative while St Mary's and Stranmillis can similarly bid for up to £50,000 per annum.
(MB/SP)
The regional Centres for Excellence in Teaching and Learning programme (CETLs NI) was unveiled by Employment and Learning Minister, Angela Smith, at Parliament Buildings on Wednesday.
Outlining the benefits of the investment, the Minister said: "The CETLs initiative in Northern Ireland will reward and enhance excellent teaching practice within our Higher Education Institutions.
"It provides further confirmation of the Government's commitment to the sector and will have a major impact on the learning experiences of students."
The Department for Employment and Learning's aim is to increase and deepen the impact of teaching excellence across the wider teaching and learning community. It is hoped that the CETLs initiative will strengthen the focus on teaching and learning by directing funds to institutions that value and apply high teaching standards.
The four Northern Ireland Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), Queens University, the University of Ulster, St Mary's University College and Stranmillis University College, attained eligibility for this strand of funding, having demonstrated areas of excellence that reached a high level of quality.
The two universities can each bid for up to £500,000 per annum in all of the five years of the initiative while St Mary's and Stranmillis can similarly bid for up to £50,000 per annum.
(MB/SP)
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