Higher education
Information and advice on higher education including policy and strategy, finance governance, student finance and research policy.
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DfE's role in higher education
Higher education finance and student support
Higher education quality assurance
The Department's underpinning statutory responsibility to make provision for the assessment of the quality of provision that it funds are set out under Article 102 of the Education and Libraries (NI) Order 1986.
Higher Education Research and Knowledge Exchange
Ulster University Magee Taskforce
The Ulster University Magee Taskforce was launched by then-Minister Murphy on 22 March 2024, to develop and oversee an action plan to expand Ulster University’s Magee campus in Derry~Londonderry to 10,000 students.
Quality of higher education statistics
This page includes information on the collection, validation and quality assurance of higher education (HE) data and statistics, and the quality guidance used in managing the production of HE statistics.
Higher education policy and strategy
Higher education widening participation
In September 2012 the Minister launched Access to Success, the strategy for widening participation in higher education.
Higher education qualifications
The statistical bulletins below are produced by the Department using data collected by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).