Comments on: McCarthy Report An Unprecedented Attack On Rural Ireland http://www.thurles.info/2009/07/21/mccarthy-report-an-unprecedented-attack-on-rural-ireland/ News and Information From The Heart of Tipperary Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:08:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Brian http://www.thurles.info/2009/07/21/mccarthy-report-an-unprecedented-attack-on-rural-ireland/comment-page-1/#comment-725 Brian Thu, 23 Jul 2009 08:32:43 +0000 http://www.thurles.info/?p=3679#comment-725 I don't think that anyone has or will question the quality of the degrees given by Tipperary Institute. I have completed programmes in both University and Institutes of Technology and Tipperary Inst. was as good if not better as a result of the student/teacher ratio. However, my problem arises if the college closes where do I tell people that I completed my undergraduate education. In a college that closed ???? I imagine this would make my undergraduate qualification fairy worthless in the eyes of many. Thus, if the college does close as a result of the report I hope someone takes into consideration those of us who have already graduated. Although, I think it would be a shame for Tipperary if the college does close. Particularly North Tipperary as to be fair it doesn't have a whole lot more going for it. Maybe the campus's should be amalgamated to Thurles and the college should increase it's focus on sustainable rural development ( a bit ironic really as the college itself does not appear sustainable !) I don’t think that anyone has or will question the quality of the degrees given by Tipperary Institute. I have completed programmes in both University and Institutes of Technology and Tipperary Inst. was as good if not better as a result of the student/teacher ratio.

However, my problem arises if the college closes where do I tell people that I completed my undergraduate education. In a college that closed ???? I imagine this would make my undergraduate qualification fairy worthless in the eyes of many. Thus, if the college does close as a result of the report I hope someone takes into consideration those of us who have already graduated. Although, I think it would be a shame for Tipperary if the college does close. Particularly North Tipperary as to be fair it doesn’t have a whole lot more going for it. Maybe the campus’s should be amalgamated to Thurles and the college should increase it’s focus on sustainable rural development ( a bit ironic really as the college itself does not appear sustainable !)

]]> By: Bernard Goldbach http://www.thurles.info/2009/07/21/mccarthy-report-an-unprecedented-attack-on-rural-ireland/comment-page-1/#comment-722 Bernard Goldbach Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:08:02 +0000 http://www.thurles.info/?p=3679#comment-722 I've worked with people who graduated from the National Institute of Higher Education in Ireland. Because NIHE was accredited as a third level institution, there's no doubting the quality of its diplomas and degrees. The same is true for Tipperary Institute. I’ve worked with people who graduated from the National Institute of Higher Education in Ireland. Because NIHE was accredited as a third level institution, there’s no doubting the quality of its diplomas and degrees. The same is true for Tipperary Institute.

]]> By: Brian http://www.thurles.info/2009/07/21/mccarthy-report-an-unprecedented-attack-on-rural-ireland/comment-page-1/#comment-718 Brian Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:05:19 +0000 http://www.thurles.info/?p=3679#comment-718 Just wondering where On Bord SNIP would like those of us who completed our third level education in Tipperary Institute to tell people where we graduated from if the institute closes ?. Just wondering where On Bord SNIP would like those of us who completed our third level education in Tipperary Institute to tell people where we graduated from if the institute closes ?.

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