Background
The expansion is a priority action committed to by the Northern Ireland Executive in the New Decade New Approach agreement.
The taskforce will build on steps taken to date and develop an action plan with associated timescales and approximate costings to achieve 10,000 students at the Magee campus as soon as possible.
An interim report is expected by the end of summer 2024, with a full action plan due to be published by the end of the year.
Notice board
The next meetings are scheduled for:
6 August 2024 and 11 September 2024
Minutes from previous meetings are available: UU Magee Taskforce meetings - minutes
Chair and vice-chair
Chair
The chair of the Ulster University Magee Taskforce is Stephen Kelly, CEO of Manufacturing NI.
Vice-chair
The vice-chair is Nicola Skelly, Executive Director, Washington Ireland Programme.
Members
Members of the Ulster University Magee Taskforce include key stakeholders from higher education, business, government and local government.
Taskforce membership
Confirmed taskforce members are:
|
Name |
Role |
|---|---|
|
Professor Paul Bartholomew |
Vice-Chancellor, Ulster University |
|
Professor Paul Seawright OBE |
Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Ulster University |
|
Moira Doherty |
Deputy Secretary, Skills and Education Group, Department for the Economy |
|
Steven Lindsay |
Deputy Vice President, Londonderry Chamber of Commerce |
|
Alison Wallace |
Strategy Manager, Waterside Neighbourhood Renewal Partnership |
|
Paddy Mackel |
Representative from University and College Union |
|
Paul Hannigan |
Head of College, Atlantic Technological University, Donegal |
|
Rebecca Allen |
President, Ulster University Students Union |
|
Dawn McLaughlin |
Non-Executive Director, Invest NI |
|
John Kelpie |
Chief Executive, Derry City & Strabane District Council |
|
Leo Murphy |
Principal and Chief Executive, North West Regional College |
|
Gavin Killeen MBE |
Managing Director, Nuprint Technologies Limited |
| Mary MacIntrye OBE MRTPI | Chartered town planner |
Terms of reference
In March 2024 Economy Minister Conor Murphy launched a taskforce to develop and oversee an action plan to expand Ulster University’s Derry~Londonderry campus to 10,000 students. These are its terms of reference.
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