The book investigates higher education in Ireland between 2011 and 2016 and the impact of a national strategy for higher education launched in 2011. A specific focus of the research is on the intention to introduce Technological Universities. The emphasis upon the Institutes of Technology (IoTs) and their response to the reform imparts an element of originality to the book. The study is informed by international examples of restructuring and institutional positioning. This study is expected to be of particular interest to government, policy makers, scholars, and institutional leaders in the higher education area.

Dr Michael Hannon is the VP at the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT). He is a founding member of World Technology Universities Network (WTUN), and a member of EAIR.On the European stage he contributed to a EU Benchmarking Project on Higher Education. He has widespread quality assurance experience both inside and outside the organisation.