evidence: 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. On 12 November 2019, Derry City and Strabane Council published a promotional video, in which it claimed that "Ireland Northwest" contained "40,000 third level students" with "7,000 graduates annually ready for employment". [...] Derry City and Strabane District Council published a promotional video on 12 November 2019, with the aim of attracting investment into the Ireland Northwest region. The video claimed that "Ireland Northwest" had 40,000 students in third-level education, with 7,000 graduates ready for employment annually.