2010 Archive

ESU condemns arrests of Belarusian students

Mon 27 Dec 2010

MINSK – Eighteen Belarusian students have been jailed following violently repressed protests against the 19 December Presidential elections. The arrests even continued over Christmas. The European Students’ Union (ESU) strongly condemns these recent developments
in Belarus and has –together with its 45 member unions- sent out urgent letters for aid to international and EU policy makers.

 
Roma becomes first European to win Student Peace Prize

Thu 25 Nov 2010

The Student Peace Prize 2011 is awarded to the 36-year-old teacher education student Duško Kostic, for his efforts to improve conditions for the Roma in Croatia.

 
European Students' Union makes higher education financing main priority in 2011

Fri 12 Nov 2010

Next year, ESU will work to reverse the severe cuts in higher education budgets across Europe.

 
ESU: Create EU support structure to help increase higher education participation

Fri 19 Nov 2010

Following the Education, Youth, Culture and Sports (EYCS) Council meeting on November 18-19, ESU reiterates its request that the European Union develop a structure to support higher participation rates in higher education in Europe.

 
International Students’ Day 2010

Wed 17 Nov 2010

“The fight for students’ rights in Europe today is less about life and death than it was at the first International Students’ Day in 1941. The battlefield has changed but it is still about the right of students to speak out and the right to education,” says ESU Chairperson Bert Vandenkendelaere.

 
Financing of higher education is main priority for ESU in 2011

Wed 10 Nov 2010

ESU will work to reverse the severe cuts in higher education budgets across Europe.

 
ESU hosts seminar "Quality assurance - the ultimate tool?"

Fri 29 Oct 2010

Quality Assurance has been revered as one of the most successful actions incorporated into the Bologna Process that set to transform higher education in Europe. Work on quality assurance lies in the need to build trust between different educational systems and units so as to ultimately foster mobility and mutual recognition.

 
Call for Communications Manager

Wed 20 Oct 2010

The European Students’ Union is looking for a creative and dynamic team player to fill the position of Communications Manager (CM) at its headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.

 
Austrian students protest against budget cuts

Wed 20 Oct 2010

Almost a year ago, Austrian students occupied the Audimax, the largest lecture hall of the University of Vienna, to protest against their studying conditions. The Austrian students protests led to a lot of different actions in the student movement across Europe. Austrian students are now again taking to the streets.

 
ESU and EI launch toolkit for student-centred learning

Wed 13 Oct 2010

In addition to ESU and EI, Flemish Education Minister Pascal Smet will be at the launch, which takes place at the Museum 'M' in the Belgian city of Leuven, on 14 October. A press conference starts at 20:00 at the same place.

 
Full ESU reaction to Youth on the Move Communication

Fri 01 Oct 2010

Download the full ESU reaction to the European Commisson's Youth on the Move Communication here.

 
EU Council budget cut proposals threaten Commission’s student exchange ambitions

Wed 15 Sep 2010

“National governments must bear the main responsibility for increased student exchange numbers”, says ESU Chairperson Bert Vandenkendelaere in a reaction to today’s presentation of the Youth on the Move Communication from the European Commission.

 
OECD report: Fees do not encourage students to complete their studies quickly

Tue 07 Sep 2010

Tuition fees do not make students more eager to or capable of completing higher education. This is the finding of the latest Education at a Glance report by the OECD. ”It is high time that universities, so-called experts and others stop using this argument for justifying student fees”, says Bert Vandenkendelaere, Chairperson of the European Students’ Union.

 
Bologna reform too slow in first semester of the European Higher Education Area

Mon 30 Aug 2010

At the dawn of the first semester of the so-called European Higher Education Area (EHEA), not much has changed. ”Problems with getting studies recognised across borders or receiving a diploma supplement free of charge in an international language are not yet solved. These are basic issues, but for students, the problems impact the capacity to function in a unified European Higher Education Area”, says Robert Santa, member of the Executive Committee of the European Students’ Union.

 
ESU publishes activity report for 2009

Fri 20 Aug 2010

It was a very hectic but successful year, says Bert Vandenkendelaere, who was a member of the Executive Committee last year. He took over as Chairperson of ESU in the academic year of 2010-2011, after Ligia Deca's two terms as Chairperson from 2008 to 2010.

 
Call for ESU web site developer

Mon 16 Aug 2010

The European Students’ Union (ESU) is considering renewing its web site, and is issuing a call for a company to perform the upgrade.

 
Use the next year to improve education mobility

Thu 12 Aug 2010

The United Nation's International Year of Youth started today, on the International Day of Youth (August 12). "Students and youth in general are a crucial part of every community and deserve an investment into their personal learning paths to become active citizens. In particular, we hope to see better possibilities for people to move freely between education systems, in order to shift towards a real open-border Europe", says ESU Chairperson Bert Vandenkendelaere.

 
European Council adopts education targets in EU 2020 strategy

Fri 02 Jul 2010

The European Council has adopted the so-called EU 2020 strategy for economic growth. After pressure from ESU and other organisations, the strategy includes a target to increase the share of 30-34 year olds having completed tertiary or equivalent education to at least 40 per cent. "This is very good news both for Europe in general and for those who want to realise their potential through higher education in particular", says ESU Chairperson, Bert Vandenkendelaere.

 
ESU reinforces education message before EU 2020 summit

Tue 08 Jun 2010

ESU have handed over 22 signed EU 2020 policy statements from ESU member unions to representatives from the cabinet of Herman Van Rompuy, The EU Council President. - We all agree that education is interlinked with the flagship initiatives of the EU 2020 strategy. You cannot have initiatives on innovation and research without having a good education policy to support these, says ESU Chairperson-elect Bert Vandenkendelaere.

 
Suspension of EU funds might hinder Erasmus exchange

Tue 01 Jun 2010

The European Students’ Union (ESU) is concerned about the suspension by the European Commission of the funding for the Lifelong Learning and Youth in Action Programmes in Malta.

 
 
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