Reports, Accounts 1999, 2000 & 2001 November, 2003 The Higher Education Authority An tÚdarás um Ard-Oideachas Marine House, Clanwilliam Court, Dublin 2 Reports, Accounts 1999, 2000 and 2001 ISBN 0-904556-83-2 Dublin Published by the Higher Education Authority To be purchased from the Government Publications Sales Office, Molesworth Street, Dublin 2. or through any Bookseller Price €20 2003 contents The Higher Education Authority: Introductory Note . .9 HEA Members . .10 HEA Executive . .11-12 Part One - Report 1999, 2000, 2001 1. Introduction . .14 2 Full-time students in the Overall Third-level System . .14 3. Recurrent Funding . .16 3.1 Trends in Recurrent Funding . .16 3.1.1 Recurrent Income and Expenditure . .16 3.1.2 Universities Act 1997 . .17 3.1.3 Financial Position at Year-End . .18 3.1.4 NUI, RIA & NCEA . .19 3.2 EU Funding under the National Development Plan . .20 3.3 Training of Trainers Programme . .20 3.4 Quality Assurance Programme . .21 3.5 Tuition Fees . .21 3.6 Funding Mechanism . .22 3.7 Targeted Initiatives . .22 4. Capital Programme . .26 4.1 General Capital Programme 1999 – 2001 . .32 4.1.1 Projects Completed 1999 – 2001 . .32 4.1.2 Ongoing Projects 2001 . .32 4.1.3 Projects at Planning Stage 2001 . .33 4.2 European Regional Development Fund Programme ERDF 1994 – 1994 . .33 4.2.1 Completed Projects 1999 . .33 4.3 Joint Public/Private Initiative On Capital Funding (PPI) 1996 – 2004 . .34 4.3.1 Completed Projects (1999 – 2001) . .34 4.3.2 Ongoing Projects . .34 4.4 Joint funding: ERDF and PPI Programmes . .34 4.4.1 Completed Projects (1999 - 2001) . .34 4.5 Skills Programme Round 2 . .35 4.6 Skills Programme Round 3 . .35 4.7 Building Element Replacement Programme . .36 4.8 Capital Equipment (Large Item of Equipment) . .36 3 contents 1999, 2000, 2001 4.9 Scientific and Technological Education (Investment) Fund . .37 4.9.1 Skills Needs Programme Round 1 . .37 4.9.2 Equipment Renewal Programme . .38 4.9.3 Programme for Research in Third Level Institutions . .40 4.10 Programme for Research in Third – Level Institutions (PRTLI) 1999-2001 . .40 5. Policy and Planning . .43 5.1 Demand & Need for Higher Education/Skills . .43 5.1.1 Expert Group on Future Skills Needs . .44 5.1.2 Working with the Department of Health and Children . .46 5.1.3 Teacher Education . .47 5.1.4 Review of Distance Education . .48 5.2 Equality, Access and Equity . .48 5.2.1 Actions of HEA . .49 5.2.2 International Equity Policies . .49 5.2.3 Evaluation of the Targeted Initiative on Widening Access for Young People from Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Backgrounds . 50 5.2.4 Review of University Equality Policies . .51 5.2.5 Targeted Initiatives in Relation to Access . .52 5.2.6 AHEAD Survey . .54 5.2.7 Action Group on Access . .55 5.3 Reviews of Expenditure/Policy/Participation . .56 5.3.1 Study on Student Course Completion in the University Sector . .57 5.4 Work in Specific Policy Areas . .59 5.4.1 Review of Quality Assurance Procedures . .59 5.4.2 Targeted Initiatives Programme . .59 5.4.3 Study into Trends in Disciplinary Provision in Irish Higher Education . .62 5.4.4 Report on Attracting and Retaining Researchers to Ireland . .63 5.4.5 Report on Access to High Points Courses . .64 6. Research Programmes . .65 6.1 Programme for Research in Third level Institutions 1999 . .65 6.2 Interim Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences . .69 4 contents 6.3 Programme for Research in Third Level Institutions 2000 . .70 6.4 Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences . .73 6.5 Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology .73 6.6 Fund for Collaborative Research between Irish Third-Level Institutions and Media Lab Europe . .74 6.7 Programme for Research in Third-Level Institutions 2001 . .75 6.8 Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences . .82 6.9 Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology .82 6.10 Fund for Collaborative Research between Irish Third-Level Institutions and Media Lab Europe . .82 7. International Issues 7.1 EU Socrates/Erasmus Programme 1998/1999 . .84 7.2 EU Socrates/Erasmus Programme 1999/2000 . .88 7.3 EU Socrates/Erasmus Programme 2000/2001 . .92 7.4 National Academic Recognition Information Centre (NARIC) . .96 8 HEAnet report for 1999 8.1 Introduction . .97 8.2 National Network . .97 8.3 Growth . .97 8.4 Client Access . .97 8.5 External Connectivity . .98 8.6 Support Services . .99 8.6.1 NOC, Cover . .99 8.6.2 Security, CERT . .99 8.6.3 Local IP Registry (LIR) . .99 8.6.4 Domain Name System (DNS) . .99 8.6.5 Network Management . .99 8.7 User and Data Services . .100 8.7.1 Caching . .100 8.7.2 Listserv . .100 8.7.2 NetNews . .100 8.7.3 Web of Science . .100 8.7.4 Data Services . .100 8.8 Public Services . .100 5 8.8.1 Looking Glass . .100 8.8.2 IE Host Count . .100 HEAnet report for 2000 9.1 National Network . .101 9.2 Growth . .101 9.3 Client Access . .101 9.4 External Connectivity . .101 9.5 Support Services . .102 9.5.1 NOC, cover . .102 9.5.2 Security, CERT . .103 9.5.3 Local IP Registry (LIR) . .103 9.5.4 Domain Name System (DNS) . .103 9.5.5 Network Management . .103 9.6 User and Data Services . .103 9.6.1 Caching . ..