Nunnery plan triggers re think over College

by isleofman.com 17th October 2013

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Government plans to sell the Nunnery on the edge of Douglas could trigger a shake-up of facilities at Isle of Man College.
The Manx Educational Foundation has been offered an exclusive deal to buy the Nunnery building and estate for ?5 million.
The charity wants to create a specialist ICT university and now has six months to attract ?12 million of private funding to invest in the project.
Meanwhile, higher education students currently taught at the Nunnery site will be re-located at Isle of Man College.
Department of Education boss Professor Ronald Barr says developments at the Nunnery will have a domino effect, sparking a re think on college facilities:
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Thursday 17th, October 2013 08:04pm.

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