AQW 44187/22-27 Written question to the Minister for the Economy

To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any assessment her Department has made of higher education funding models in other UK jurisdictions including how this is informing the development of a revised funding model in Northern Ireland.

Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 17 April 2026

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Tabled
17 April 2026
Answer due by
5 May 2026
Answered
28 April 202611 days after tabling
Department
Department for the Economy
Priority question
No

Answer

The first stage of a Higher Education Funding Review, an independent Financial Needs Assessment of our Higher Education Institutions, has recently been completed. A summary of the report was published on the Departmental website on 18 March.

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