North Belfast MLA Gerry Kelly, who has campaigned for the new University of Ulster campus to be located in the north of the city, welcomed the announcement of the beginning of the public procurement process for the new multi million pound York Street site.
The University of Ulster Vice Chancellor Professor Richard Barnett has vowed to ensure the new campus planned for North Belfast will not just be ‘planted into the area’ but will make every effort to integrate with the local community.
The university has purchased the entire block of buildings on York Street and when completed the campus will serve 12,000 students who will relocate from the Jordanstown site.
The Sinn Féin MLA comments came after plans for the new multi million pound York Street campus took a step further this week as the design contract for the building went out to tender.
“This is great news for all the people of Belfast and particularly the north of the city. I’m delighted to hear this news,” said Gerry Kelly (pictured above with fellow North Belfast Sinn Féin MLA Carál Ní Chuilín at the University of Ulster site in York Street).
“I have met with Vice Chancellor Richard Barnett and have pressed for these services to be established in North Belfast.
"The potential for regeneration of the surrounding area cannot be understated. This is an area of high deprivation and the jobs, initially in construction and subsequent services, will have a high impact.
“We also lobbied hard for this project to be fully inclusive of the local community with accessible educational opportunities and facilities.”
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