There are 40,000 third-level students in northwest Ireland, with 7,000 graduates annually ready for employment.

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INACCURATE. Available data shows 9,370 third-level students in northwest Ireland, with approximately 3,300 graduates a year in the region. The Ireland Northwest Trade & Investment mission may have included figures for Ulster University Coleraine, which is outside the geography covered by the partnership. Even so, the claim is a large overestimation.

Reviewed by Fact Check NI ↗ · November 21, 2019