UCD Are Kicking Students Out Of Their Beds During An Accommodation Crisis

UCD plan to convert 40 student beds at the Blackrock campus into seminar rooms for corporate weekend courses. All of this is happening while there is a blatant UCD accommodation crisis happening in the college. According to the Irish Times, the university is spending €2.5 million on seminar rooms to cater for business diploma courses.

Not only that, but UCD also plan on developing fine dining facilities to accommodate course-goers. This comes at a time when there is a serious accommodation crisis amongst students all over Dublin. A spokesperson from the Blackrock campus has said they plan on developing a 354-bed block on their main campus and a further 3000 on-campus places.

The rent for students last year alone was €196,040, and with these new courses the expected amount would be much higher. Which is more important; housing students or making a profit? It seems UCD have decided.

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