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Higher Education Authority (HEA) - english information
Ireland
The Higher Education Authority is the statutory planning and development body for higher education and research in Ireland. The HEA has wide advisory powers throughout the whole of the third-level education sector. In addition it is the funding authority for the universities, institutes of technology and a number of designated higher education institutions.
The research programmes of HEA are divided into three themes (portfolios). Currently, these are:
* The Programme for Research in Third-Level Institutions (PRTLI)
* The Programme of Strategic Cooperation between Irish Aid and Higher Education and Research Institutes 2007-2011
European Funding for Research Infrastructures
Keywords
higher education; higher education institute; higher education policy; project; organization; research; financing; university planning;
| Resource type: | Institution/Organisation/Association |
|---|---|
| Language: | English; Irish-Gaelic |
| URL (original): | http://www.hea.ie/ |
| Source / author of the website: | Higher Education Authority (Ireland) |
| Country of origin of the resource: | Ireland; |
| Record-ID: | 1202 |
| Update: | 28.11.2012 |
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