Debate contribution: Higher Education Funding Review
Debate contribution by Dr Caoimhe Archibald on .
- MLA
- Dr Caoimhe Archibald
- Party at the time
- Sinn Féin
- Date
- 16 June 2026
- Type
- Debate contribution (made as a minister)
- Business
- Oral Answers to Questions
- Heading
- Higher Education Funding Review
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5623993
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I thank the Member for her question. As I mentioned, the first stage of the review was the financial needs assessment, which was undertaken by Higher Futures. It was an independent analysis, and we will continue to work with independent experts as we take the review forward. It is important that we get buy-in from our higher education institutions, and I will continue to work with them. However, we also need to make sure that the review goes forward. It is important that we try to get a consensus, but it is also important to move the process on. As you would expect, I have had considerable engagement with all our higher education institutions, and I will continue to work with them to get the process moving.
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