Board Meeting Motions

BM 61 - Statement on Social Dimension

Thu 10 May 2012

Since the beginning of the Bologna Process, social dimension has been a major concern of the students. Many targets of the Bologna Process refer to the social dimension, but comprehensive implementation is still lacking. The definition given in the London Communiqué of how the student body entering, participating in and completing higher education at all levels should reflect the diversity of our populations provides a framework of what should be reached, but does not give concrete actions for w

BM 62 - Support to the Increase of Transparency within HEI Governance in Lithuania

Thu 03 May 2012

LSS calls upon the European Students’ Union to support the increase of transparency within HEI governance in Lithuania by including 2 student representatives into Board of HEI in Lithuania.

BM 62 - Resolution on Postgraduate Mobility Loans

Wed 02 May 2012

Whilst ESU’s stance against mobility loans is laudable and right in principle, all the indicators are pointing towards a European wide loan system to be implemented anyway.

BM 62 - Support to Syrian’s movement for democracy and call for respect of human rights

Wed 02 May 2012

For more than one year, a social movement, part of what is known as “the Arab spring”, in favour of democratic transition is facing in Syria, a dreadful repression. ESU is supporting this movement, where students take a very important role.

BM 62 - Resolution on the reform of the VAT system in Europe

Wed 02 May 2012

The European Commission is reforming the VAT system in Europe. This is being done because the system we have today no longer fits the European economic system.

BM 62 - ESU calls for more balanced Bologna implementation in EHEA

Wed 02 May 2012

Initiated by UASS, in the end of 2011 and beginning of 2012, a national study was conducted by a group of Ukrainian NGOs, on the implementation of the Bologna process in Ukraine.

BM 62 - ESU resolution on degree legal value in Italy

Wed 02 May 2012

In the last year, the financial crisis brought a change in the national government in Italy and a new Prime Minister was nominated with the aim to save the country from the financial default.

BM 62 - Call for Lithuanian Goverment to concentrate on employability of students

Wed 02 May 2012

In response to the current situation of youth unemployment in Lithuania and all over the Europe, European Students’ Union (ESU) calls upon the Government of the Republic of Lithuania for actions.

BM 62 - ESU resolution on tuition fees in Quebec

Wed 02 May 2012

In many European countries, tuition fees are rising dramatically. We, students of all over Europe, are aware of the severe consequences for society implied by such a process.

BM 62 - Responsible Reforms in Hungary

Wed 02 May 2012

After one and a half years of numerous objections and protests, the new law on higher education in Hungary was adopted on 23rd December 2011 by the Parliament.

BM 62 - Support on repayment of student loans for parents and public sector workers in Estonia

Wed 02 May 2012

European Students` Union calls upon the Estonian Parliament to deal with the issue of student loan repayments in Estonia. The issue is further explained below.

BM 62 - Resolution of support of Montenegrian Students

Wed 02 May 2012

The Ministry of Education and Sport adopted a strategy to reduce the number of graduates in Montenegro due to the high levels of unemployed graduates (approximately 5,000).

BM 62 - ESU support to Spanish students against the measures adopted by the government on Education

Wed 02 May 2012

Call for European Student Union to support Spanish students against the measures adopted by the government on Education Issues.

BM 62 - Free access to knowledge

Wed 02 May 2012

ESU would like to express its clear commitment to knowledge sharing efforts across Europe. Dissemination of knowledge is the foundation of active and dynamic higher education institutions and is an essential part of the academic community.

BM 62 - ESU supports IGLYO’s statement to condemn Russian LGBT ‘propaganda’ law

Wed 02 May 2012

The European Students' Union supports IGLYO to condemn the recent adoption of the law on the prohibition of the so-called propaganda of 'sodomy, lesbianism, bisexualism and transgenderism, and pedophilia to minors’, which was signed on February 29, 2012.

BM 61 - Cuts on student grants undermines the right to education

Tue 29 Nov 2011

In an attempt to cut its budget deficit the Government of Cyprus proposed a decrease in student grants by 10%.

BM 61 - Investment in higher education should be a central policy goal for each state

Tue 29 Nov 2011

According to the budget that the Government of Cyprus submitted at the House of Representatives, the proposed budget on higher education for 2012 has been reduced. The largest cut concern is the state funding of the three public universities equivalent to a decrease of 13.2% compared to the funding of 2011. The reductions are even greater if we compare the budget of 2012 to the 2010 budget. In this case, the cuts are leading to a decrease of 18.7%.

BM 61 - ESU supports student welfare : Student will not pay for the crisis

Tue 29 Nov 2011

In the context of austerity policies, the French government chose to double the taxrate on the health care system. By raising this rate from 3,5% to 7%, the government chose to inflict the crisis on students studying in France. The ESU, by this motion, wants to support French students in their will to see this tax removed. We strongly oppose this tax for the following reasons. At the same time the student’s health care public funding is threatened, and is bound to be lowered from round 53 € to

BM 61 - ESU supports Chilean movement for a free and public higher educational system

Tue 29 Nov 2011

For five months, the Chilean students reached historical mobilisation. Now it’s almost all the society, which is on the side of the students and ask for education as a public good. At the end of August, more than 200 000 people were present in Santiago for a national demonstration. This movement is historical in the sense that it’s really challenging the commodified higher education system of Chile, inherited from the Pinochet dictatorship. The Chilean students in the street claims «Chilean educ

BM 61 - Solidarity for CREUP

Tue 29 Nov 2011

After knowing about the latest news regarding the changes on the Portuguese policy about the students’ social transportation support (the Government has removed the 50% grant on public transportation passes to higher education students). CREUP would like to ask ESU to stress this opportunity to public demonstrate its solidarity with the Portuguese Students not only regarding this specific situation but also regarding all the financial difficulties that Portuguese students have been facing now du

BM 61 - Support for CREUP-AGAINST HIGH TUITION FEES

Tue 29 Nov 2011

In the context of public funding of HEI's, the Spanish National and Regional government agreed to increase the tuition fees within a 3'5-7'6%. By raising this rate from 3,5% to 7'6% , the government chose to inflict the crisis on Spanish students .

BM 61 - Support for CREUP-QA student experts’ pool

Tue 29 Nov 2011

CREUP would like to get the support of ESU for ensuring collaboration with the different stakeholders for our QA STUDENTS EXPERTS POOL, we set it up, we are starting and with budget cuts for education we are concerned about collaboration of the QA agencies and Ministry of Education with us.

BM 61: External Tuition Fees

Wed 23 Nov 2011

The European students' union (ESU) with this statement confirms our position on the right to education. We believe that education is a strong factor contributing to the development of societies, states and individuals. We therefore reassure our position that education should be accessible to all potential students.

BM 61: Students involvement in Ukraine and legislation changes

Wed 23 Nov 2011

Talking into consideration often students protests in Ukraine European Students’ Union, as an umbrella organization of the National Unions of Students in Europe is pointing out on the fact that students are a crucial part of the academic community, and they should be fully involved in the decision-making process on all the levels.

BM 61: The right to study, emergency in Italy

Wed 23 Nov 2011

The right to Higher Education represents the right of a generation to have access to the higher levels of Knowledge without being hampered by the social or economical backgrounds they come from and represents the chance for every individual to build his of her future.

BM 61: Introduction of master vocational studies into Serbian higher education

Wed 23 Nov 2011

ESU supports initiative of the SUS and Students’ Conference of Academies of Vocational Studies and requires from Serbian government and Ministry of Education and Science to introduce the master vocational studies into Serbian higher education with argumentation that basic human rights to education are threatened. Everyone must have right to assess higher education by enrolling in their prefered higher education system. No individual can be forced by a law to specialise only through academic stud