About
Dr Joseph Ryan is the inaugural chief executive officer of the Technological Higher Education Association, being the advocacy and representative body for Ireland’s Technological Sector. He was previously vice president academic & registrar of Athlone Institute of Technology (now Technological University of the Shannon) with full responsibility for the academic profile and quality of the institution’s provision. He is a musician by formation and was the founding chairman of the Forum for Music in Ireland, an inclusive representative voice for music in the country. Dr Ryan also served as the chair of the Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland’s national archive and resource centre for new music, supporting the work of composers throughout the Republic and Northern Ireland.
In his current role, Dr Ryan works closely with key stakeholders and notably the Department of Further & Higher Education, Research, Innovation, and Science and with its key agencies to give effect to the transition to Technological Universities, representing the most fundamental change to the landscape of Irish higher education. He has contributed to and chaired the Council of Registrars for the Institutes of Technology Ireland. Dr Ryan was until recently chair of EduCampus Services which provides IT shared services to the Higher Education Sector in Ireland and is a founding director and later chair of the board of the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning.
