2007 Archive

Absurd proposal on tuition fees in Austria

Mon 08 Jan 2007

Tuition fees will stay, but those students who do 60 hours or more of social work per semester will get their money back. This is the newest - and so far most absurd - outcome of the discussion about tuition fees, which are an issue in the negotiations towards a new government in Austria. Fees were introduced in 2001, accompanied with heavy critique from ESIB member, the Austrian National Union of Students (ÖH).

 
Student Peace Prize 2007

Thu 18 Jan 2007

The Student Peace Prize 2007 is awarded to the Burmese student activist, teacher and human rights activist Charm Tong.
The Student Peace Prize is awarded every second year on behalf of all students in Norway to a student or a student organisation that has done important work for human rights, democracy, peace and student rights.

 
EQF Stakeholder Project launched

Thu 18 Jan 2007

On 11 and 12 January 2007, the first meetings of the Project Partners and the Advisory Board of the EQF Stakeholder Project were held in ESIB's Brussels office. The partners and the Advisory Board discussed the national dialogues on the stakeholders' experiences with the implementation of the European Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning (EQF-LLL) in the 5 countries participating in the project.
Throughout this year, the 5 national project partners will organise stakeholder meetings t

 
Student Persecution in Belarus - Students expelled

Wed 24 Jan 2007

Brussels (ESIB), January 24, 2007 - ESIB – the National of Students in Europe has been receiving alarming news proving that student persecution in Belarus still persists.

On 27th of December Nadzeya Mantsevich, who represented the Belarusian student movement during the ESIB Board Meeting in Belgrade (May 2006), was expelled from her university – the Belarusian State Pedagogical University.

The formal reason given by authorities was "systematic breaching of discipline and university rules"

 
EI/ESIB seminar on mobility of students and staff

Wed 24 Jan 2007

The 4th official Bologna Seminar, focusing on the mobility of staff and students, will be held in London on the 8th-9th February this year. This event is co-organised with Education International (EI) and outlines ESIB’s good cooperation with this important organisation representing teachers and education workers worldwide.
During the Bergen Summit in May 2005, Education Ministers stressed the importance of mobility, and in the Communiqué, this is mentioned as one of the three main priorities f

 
10 Years of Student Protests in Serbia

Mon 29 Jan 2007

When can one say that a country is in crisis? The answer is clear: when students start street protests. This winter was the tenth anniversary of famous Serbian student protests 1996/97. It was famous by its energy and uncompromising decisiveness of hundreds of thousands of young people who swore to win the fight for justice and political responsibility, in time of overall regression of Serbian society.

 
Norwegian Unions Protest against new Pension Scheme

Fri 02 Feb 2007

ESIB’s Norwegian members have taken to the streets regarding the pension system in Norway today. The government recently proposed that the citizens will receive a pension calculated according to the income amassed during their working lives. Under this new system, students will not receive pension points for the duration of their studies, meaning that those following a longer course of study will automatically be disadvantaged.

 
Swiss Members in Solidarity with their Austrian Neighbours

Thu 15 Feb 2007

On Monday this week, The new Austrian federal chancellor Dr. Alfred Gusenbauer gave a speech on innovation and employment at the Swiss Federal Institut of Technology Zurich ETH. ESIB member, VSS-UNES-USU mobilised for a solidarity action with Austrian students who have been demonstrating against tuition fees and Gusenbauer's broken promises for weeks.

 
Online Erasmus Student Community

Thu 01 Mar 2007

More than 1.5 million students have benefitted from the Erasmus program but, sadly, these students often lose touch with each other.

 
The EHEA: Attractive at what Cost?

Thu 08 Mar 2007

From 11th-13th April, ESIB members will assemble in Malta for a student conference on the attractiveness of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) and the external dimension of the Bologna Process.

This conference is the closing symposium in a series of conferences dealing with the Bologna Process and Lisbon Agenda as we move closer to 2010.

 
Malta Conference

Thu 08 Mar 2007

The conference will take place over 3 days between the 11th and 13th April at the Radisson Bay Point Hotel, St Julian’s, Malta. The arrival day is the 10th and the departure day is the 14th. The airport is the Malta International Airport in Luqa. Each delegate will be picked up from the airport.

 
ESIB releases the Berlin Declaration

Mon 19 Mar 2007

Between the 16th and 19th March 2007, 140 student representatives from 40 countries gathered in Berlin to discuss their demands to the Ministers ahead of the upcoming London Ministerial Summit.
The discussions at this - the 13th European Students Convention, led to the recognition that the Bologna Process has triggered some of the largest and most crucial reforms of higher education policy in Europe.

 
Open Letter from Georgian Member

Wed 21 Mar 2007

Dear Friends,

Today Georgia and Georgian Students need your help and Support as never before.

You all should know about the situation and relationship that Georgia has with its Neighbor country Russian Federation. The Situation is very dangerous and tense.

 
Fighting Discrimination in Higher Education

Fri 04 May 2007

May 6th-9th, London: ESIB will be holding a seminar on discrimination in Higher Education. ESIB’s third conference of the year focuses on a theme which is broader than just the scope of our curricula and higher education. Thanks to the Council of Europe's All Different All Equal campaign, we have the opportunity to discuss discrimination and how to continue fighting it as student unions. It is a great opportunity to organise a seminar on such an important topic, a fundamental building block of t

 
Bologna With Student Eyes

Tue 15 May 2007

15th May: ESIB releases its third survey on how the Bologna Process is implemented around Europe. Covering 36 European countries, the report analyses how the commitments made in the Bologna Process are implemented in practice at national level. The authors deduce that many reforms are carried out only superficially: For example the European credit and transfer system ECTS should facilitate mobility and put the learner in the center, but countries are not implementing it properly. It is shown tha

 
ESIB becomes ESU

Fri 25 May 2007

May 2007: This year, ESIB- The National Unions of Students in Europe celebrates its' 25th year of representing students across Europe. In honour of this landmark, it was decided that some major changes were needed. ESIB was founded in 1982, initially as WESIB – the Western European Students' Information Bureau – soon to drop the Western in search of a more inclusive European platform.

 
ESU makes a Stand

Wed 30 May 2007

17th & 18th May: The Higher Education Ministerial Summit on the Bologna Process, held once every two years, was hosted by the London Ministry. ESU, a member of the Bologna Follow-Up Group, was an active participant in the debates surrounding the implementation of the Bologna Process leading up to this summit.

 
AEGEE and ESU form friendship

Thu 31 May 2007

31st May: This morning, AEGEE and ESU signed an agreement which aims to build closer ties between the two organisations. AEGEE is a student organisation with antennae all over Europe, aimed to promote a Europe without prejudices. The two organisations have already cooperated on several instances in the past, which has now resulted in the joint statement.

 
Remember Tiananmen Square

Fri 01 Jun 2007

June the 4th: thousands of students across the globe took the time to remember those who paid the ultimate price in their struggle for basic freedoms on this day in 1989.

One million unarmed students took to the streets in the name of democracy, asking for an end to corruption, more jobs and basic human rights.

 
5th EI World Congress

Wed 13 Jun 2007

July 2007: “Educators joining together for quality education and social justice:” This is the theme that will unite more than 1,500 teacher leaders from around the world who will come to Berlin 22-26 July 2007 for the 5th World Congress of Education International (EI).

 
 
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