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Cuts to third-level education will hamper economic recovery, a college head warned yesterday.

Dublin City University president Professor Ferdinand von Prondzynski slammed money-saving measures proposed by An Bord Snip Nua and claimed learning institutions were key to the country’s escape from recession.

The professor said the redundancies, research savings and student support cuts recommended in theĀ McCarthy report would seriously undermine progress made by Irish learning institutions.


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