 There was also a continuing drive to develop innovation in teaching and learning.At Prondzynski's proposal, a new post of Vice-President for Learning Innovation was established in 2004, and in 2007 the university adopted a new "Academic Framework for Innovation".DCU tended to be successful in recruiting students, often increasing its share of the total pool of applicants, and this pattern continued under Prondzynski's presidency, even when student applications nationally were decreasing.