Dublin-headquartered Skillsoft files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Company established global headquarters in Ireland after merging with Smartforce
€1.5m price drop at former DCU president’s 1,000-acre estate
Knockdrin, owned by Ferdinand von Prondzynski, has dropped in price from €13.5m to €12m
Former DCU president at centre of conflict-of-interest row in Scottish university
Von Prondzynski expresses ‘deep regret’ after probe finds he did not declare business relationship with newly-appointed vice-principal
Can our top universities' reputation survive another fall in global rankings?
Almost a decade of spending cuts and falling staff numbers seem to be taking their toll
Change One Thing: Bureaucracy is strangling third-level education
Ferdinand von Prondzynski argues for a halt to the onward march of bureaucratisation
Where the money will come from
Even in the era of ‘free fees’ Ireland has the second-highest third-level fees in the OECD. And still colleges don’t have enough money. Is there a better way?
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