AQW 33065/22-27

Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry

Tabled Date: 08/10/2025
Answered On Date: 15/10/2025
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for the Economy how the current higher education policy is ensuring the long-term viability of Ulster University’s Coleraine campus, given recent investment at other university sites.

Answer:

My Department works in partnership with Ulster University to deliver investment across all of its campuses, including Coleraine, ensuring the appropriate skills needs for the region continue to be met. A procurement exercise is currently underway to appoint external consultants to carry out an independent assessment of the costs associated with the university’s multi-campus model. My Department is also working with Causeway Coast & Glens Borough Council and Ulster University to develop proposals for a Centre for Food and Drug Discovery at Coleraine, as part of the Causeway Coast and Glens Growth Deal.