Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 18 November 2020
133. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on whether Brexit will have a positive impact on any policy area or sector under the remit of his Department; and if the details of same will be provided. [37179/20]
View answerBrexit will bring change in terms of managing relationships between education systems, North and South, and East West. While many of the potential negative impacts of Brexit in terms of education have been mitigated through the Memorandum of Understanding on the Common Travel Area, my Department's focus has been on protecting and strengthening the collaboration between our education systems.
I also see opportunities for us in the area of international education, given that we will be the only native English-speaking country in the EU. While Ireland is already an attractive place for international students and for institutional collaboration and research collaboration, I will be bringing forward new Strategic Plans in these areas that will seek to maximise opportunities in higher education and research in the post-Brexit era, including those offered by our continuing membership of the EU.
