The project, which will bring over 1.25m in new funding to the UU, is to begin in January. Known as the Learning and Teaching Support Network Centre for Information and Computing Sciences, organisers say it will provide the finest network in the world for the support, information and discussion of Information Technology teaching and learning issues in higher education. Almost two dozen universities will take part in the project - each specialising in a particular subject area. The University of Ulster will be the Network's specialist Centre for Information and Computing Sciences. More and more people want to study Information Technology and to do so at different levels and in different ways.
Universities have to be able to cope with that.
This new Centre will put us way out in front, helping us attract and retain the finest lecturers and students in the field.