MORE STUDENTS EARNING HONOURS DEGREES AT NUIG

Date Published: 13-Aug-2007

The percentage of students gaining a first class honours degree has risen significantly at NUI Galway in the past yearThe Higher Education Authority (HEA) figures show a dramatic increase in the overall number of firsts at colleges across the countryAccording to Today's Irish Times, this may raise fresh concerns about "dumbing down" across the university sector18 percent of students at NUIG attained first class honours degrees compared to 16 percent at Trinity and 14 percent at the Univeristy of LimerickHowever, when figures for both firsts and 2:1 honours degrees are combined, 72 per cent of all UCC and Trinity honours degree students secured a first or 2:1, compared with NUIG's 67 per cent