Stormont Economy Committee meets at Magee campus of Ulster University 

Stormont's Committee for the Economy has held its weekly meeting in the Magee campus of Ulster University.

The meeting took place on Wednesday (March 11, 2026) and was followed by a visit to Seagate Technologies in the city.  

At the meeting, Committee members received an update on the third report of the Taskforce for the expansion of the Magee campus of the Ulster University from Stephen Kelly, Chair of the Magee Expansion Taskforce. 

His update included details of the progress made to date, such as securing land to deliver a campus for at least 10,000 students and developing new capital build facilities. 

Following the meeting, Committee members visited Seagate Technologies. The facility opened in 1993 and currently employs approximately1,500 people, developing new technology for the home and business sector, including the manufacture of hard drive components. 

Economy Committee Chairperson Phillip Brett, MLA, said: "We were pleased to accept the invitation to hold our meeting in the Magee campus of Ulster University today.

"As the Department for Economy is a key partner is the campus expansion project, we were interested to hear the latest update from the Magee Taskforce," he added.

"Their briefing gave us an insight into the progress which has already been made in delivering this Programme for Government (PfG) commitment. Our afternoon visit to Seagate Technologies gave us a sense of some of the innovative products being delivered by the company, which is one of the biggest employers in the north west.”

An audio recording of the Committee meeting is available HERE.