A review of higher education courses on the Island is underway to ensure students are gaining skills to help drive forward the Manx economy.
The Department of Education and Children has appointed Professor Rita Marcella, Dean of the Business School at Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen, to assess degree courses offered to students on-Island.
The Department says courses at the International Business School and Isle of Man College must be attractive to students and viable, as well as meeting the needs of the Manx economy.
Minister Eddie Teare says government is trying to make up the ?140 million shortfall in VAT income and that means courses must provide value for money:
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