AQW 44186/22-27 Written question to the Minister for the Economy
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) any plans her Department has following the Financial Needs Assessment of the higher education sector; and (ii) when she expects to bring forward proposals for a revised funding model.
Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 17 April 2026
- Answered
- Written
- After due date
- Tabled
- 17 April 2026
- Answer due by
- 5 May 2026
- Answered
- 11 May 202624 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for the Economy
- Priority question
- No
Answer
Following the completion of the independent Financial Needs Assessment, which is the first stage of the wider Higher Education Funding Review, my Department has also commissioned an independent analysis of the costs
associated with Ulster University’s multi-campus model. This work is currently
underway.
The wider Review is anticipated to take 18 months to complete. This timescale is subject to a number of factors.
I continue to seek additional resources for Further and Higher Education.