TUS and Tipperary ETB sign MOU

The Technological University of the Shannon (TUS) and Tipperary Education and Training Board (ETB) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) committing to a stronger and deepening collaboration across a range of joint undertakings in the region.

The MoU outlines a number of areas that the collaboration will focus on. A steering group, jointly led by the Chief Executive of Tipperary ETB and the President of TUS, along with working groups for specific activities will be established between both parties to support the collaboration. The two initial working groups will focus on the Connected Campus (Thurles) and Kickham Barracks (Clonmel) capital projects as well as academic programme collaboration opportunities. The Connected Campus development in Thurles will be the first of its kind, serving both further education students and higher education students in Science, IT, Health and Wellbeing, Energy Efficiency and Sustainability. The Kickham Barracks campus will include a College of the Future that will host both further education students and TUS higher education students. 

Additional areas of mutual interest will include the development of links between the ETB and TUS in the provision of Apprenticeships, development of joint opportunities to work together with employers and enterprise and exploring joint opportunities and development in the area of Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL).