http://www.esu-online.org/news/6006/http://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/536/http://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/536/BRUSSELS – The European Students’ Union (ESU) is cautious towards the OECD report Education at a Glance 2011.Thu, 15 Sep 2011 09:28:00 +01002011-09-15T09:30:00+01:00http://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/537/http://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/537/LAZY – The European Students’ Union (ESU) backs the massive protests in cities all across Israel which took place on Saturday night, 3 September. Allan Päll, ESU Chairperson, said: “The Israeli government should listen to its people. It is clear that they are strongly affected by the ongoing budget cuts. Too many times, funding for the weakest in society, including students, has seen a decrease.”Thu, 15 Sep 2011 09:31:00 +01002011-09-15T09:36:00+01:00http://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/538/http://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/538/Europe’s largest student union issues its support for the social protest: "The Israeli government should listen to its people."Thu, 15 Sep 2011 09:35:00 +01002011-09-15T09:35:00+01:00http://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/602/http://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/602/BERLIN — In a country once known for its lack of mobility for students and employees, more and more students are deciding to study abroad. The European Students’ Union, a lobbying organization for 45 student unions across Europe, said Friday that the German figures were good news. (Published 23 January 2011)Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:06:00 Z2012-01-25T13:57:00Zhttp://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/Exclusion-from-European-higher-education-area-must-continue/http://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/Exclusion-from-European-higher-education-area-must-continue/BRUSSELS - The European Students Union (ESU) welcomed decision on the grounds that Belarus should make reforms before being admitted. “We agree with these conclusions, as we have repeatedly spoken out against EHEA membership of Belarus and have asked for,” said Allan Päll, ESU chair. (University World News, 29 January 2012).Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:12:00 Z2012-09-10T11:35:00+01:00http://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/ScienceGuide-Italy-to-abolish-HE-accreditation/http://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/ScienceGuide-Italy-to-abolish-HE-accreditation/AMSTERDAM - ESU Chairman, Allan Päll, added that the higher education sector "is not just a sector of the market as any other. This is about the future of people's lives, about the future of a society. This cannot just be handed over to the free market which, as we have seen in the past years, is anything but perfect."Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:23:00 Z2012-02-16T10:23:00Zhttp://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/New-York-Times-Hungarian-Students-Decry-State-Sponsorship-Cuts-and-Other-Changes/http://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/New-York-Times-Hungarian-Students-Decry-State-Sponsorship-Cuts-and-Other-Changes/BUDAPEST — University students and administrators are complaining of a climate of uncertainty as the government rolls out changes in the higher education system, including sharp cuts in the number of state-sponsored students and an obligation for them to work in Hungary after graduation. (New York Times, 5 March 2012, by PALKO KARASZ - http://nyti.ms/wBV7vm).Mon, 05 Mar 2012 10:28:00 Z2012-03-05T10:28:00Zhttp://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/European-Students-Union-delegation-visits-Ireli-Youth-Centre/http://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/European-Students-Union-delegation-visits-Ireli-Youth-Centre/BAKU - A delegation of the European Students Union led by Carlos Agius visited Ireli Youth Centre.Tue, 22 Jan 2013 14:33:00 Z2013-01-23T11:56:00Zhttp://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/Bloomberg-England-student-debt-unprecedented-as-government-shifts-funding/http://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/Bloomberg-England-student-debt-unprecedented-as-government-shifts-funding/LONDON - When Alex Winning learned that her university tuition in England for the 2012-2013 year would be triple what her friends in college now pay, she says the idea of that much debt upset her.Tue, 22 Jan 2013 14:51:00 Z2013-01-23T11:55:00Zhttp://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/University-World-News-Ministers-to-consider-mobility-measures-as-countries-fall-short-of-target/http://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/University-World-News-Ministers-to-consider-mobility-measures-as-countries-fall-short-of-target/BRUSSELS - Ministers from 47 European countries will be warned that they risk missing their goal of at least 20% of graduates studying or training abroad, when they assess progress towards the Bologna goals in Bucharest later this month.Tue, 22 Jan 2013 14:59:00 Z2013-01-23T11:55:00Zhttp://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/European-Voice-No-Bologna-for-Belarus/http://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/European-Voice-No-Bologna-for-Belarus/BRUSSELS - Belarus has been barred from the Bologna process for at least another three years, reflecting doubts about its commitment to academic freedom.Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:04:00 Z2013-01-23T11:54:00Zhttp://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/Telegraf-Belarus-banned-from-Bologna-for-three-years/http://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/Telegraf-Belarus-banned-from-Bologna-for-three-years/MINSK - Belarus is banned from the Bologna process for at least another three years. The question of accession is completely removed from the agenda of the Summit of Ministers of Education of the European Higher Education Area, which will be held on April 26-27. Belarus will get a chance to join the Bologna process only in 2015.Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:09:00 Z2013-01-23T11:52:00Zhttp://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/Malta-Star-European-Students-Union-concerned-about-EHEA/http://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/Malta-Star-European-Students-Union-concerned-about-EHEA/VALLETTA - The European Students’ Union (ESU) is very concerned about the future of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) at the dawn of the Ministerial Meeting on the Bologna Process in Bucharest on 26 and 27 April.Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:14:00 Z2013-01-23T11:52:00Zhttp://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/Science-Guide-Repercussions-of-a-Dutch-study-tax/http://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/Science-Guide-Repercussions-of-a-Dutch-study-tax/AMSTERDAM - Students at Dutch universities will have to finance their studies through loans instead of grants in the future. In Great Britain and United States this policy has a long tradition. What will be the consequences of the Anglo-Americanization of Dutch higher education funding?Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:18:00 Z2013-01-23T11:51:00Zhttp://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/University-World-News-Students-challenge-to-fees-raises-questions-over-Erasmus-Mundus/http://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/University-World-News-Students-challenge-to-fees-raises-questions-over-Erasmus-Mundus/UPPSALA - Two Swedish students are challenging Uppsala University’s decision to charge domestic students tuition fees for a masters offered with seven European universities under the European Union's Erasmus Mundus programme.Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:30:00 Z2013-01-23T11:51:00Zhttp://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/New-Europe-Poor-education-standards-no-use-in-crisis/http://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/New-Europe-Poor-education-standards-no-use-in-crisis/BRUSSELS - “The world moves, and ideas that were once good are not always good.” Fairly obvious, but in European policy-making these words of Dwight Eisenhower are often forgotten. Sometimes, repetition of old and once good ideas serves merely to compensate for the lack of original solutions to existing and arising challenges.Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:36:00 Z2013-01-23T11:50:00Zhttp://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/New-York-Times-A-patchwork-of-financing-complicates-foreign-study/http://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/New-York-Times-A-patchwork-of-financing-complicates-foreign-study/LONDON - When Ivailo Vasilev of Bulgaria was accepted at the London School of Economics two years ago, he calculated that he would need tens of thousands of British pounds that he did not have as a recent university graduate to pay tuition and other costs.Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:43:00 Z2013-01-23T11:50:00Zhttp://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/University-World-News-New-study-shows-EUs-patchwork-university-fees-system/http://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/University-World-News-New-study-shows-EUs-patchwork-university-fees-system/LONDON - University tuition fees cost more in England than anywhere else in Europe, according to a new report from the European Commission – but the headline figures are not the whole story for students sizing up how to survive.Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:49:00 Z2013-01-23T11:49:00Zhttp://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/NUS-UK-A-vision-for-Europes-future/http://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/NUS-UK-A-vision-for-Europes-future/LONDON - Karina Ufert, the incoming President of the European Students’ Union, outlines her vision for the organisation’s future in a special conversation with Spotlight.Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:59:00 Z2013-01-23T11:49:00Zhttp://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/European-Voice-Academic-red-tape/http://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/European-Voice-Academic-red-tape/BRUSSELS - The problems foreign students and researchers face in getting visas and work permits.Tue, 22 Jan 2013 16:07:00 Z2013-01-23T11:48:00Zhttp://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/University-World-News-Commission-policy-paper-urges-better-deal-for-disabled-students/http://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/University-World-News-Commission-policy-paper-urges-better-deal-for-disabled-students/BRUSSELS - A European Commission policy paper has encouraged European Union member states to work harder at helping disabled students to gain university places and good degrees, with data showing that their life chances improve considerably with higher education.Tue, 22 Jan 2013 16:14:00 Z2013-01-23T11:48:00Zhttp://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/Daily-Record-SNPs-decision-to-scrap-university-tuition-fees-has-been-vindicated/http://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/Daily-Record-SNPs-decision-to-scrap-university-tuition-fees-has-been-vindicated/EDINBURGH - Scotland will reap the benefits of our higher education system which the SNP is determined to keep charge-free. They said it couldn’t be done.Tue, 22 Jan 2013 16:38:00 Z2013-01-23T11:47:00Zhttp://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/New-York-Times-School-cuts-will-sacrifice-the-future/http://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/New-York-Times-School-cuts-will-sacrifice-the-future/BERLIN — When the European Students’ Union begins its biannual convention Wednesday in the Cypriot resort of Limassol, its leadership will be focusing on one issue: cutbacks in education.Wed, 23 Jan 2013 09:54:00 Z2013-01-23T11:46:00Zhttp://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/EU-Observer-Parliament-back-9-billion-euro-EU-budget-hike/http://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/EU-Observer-Parliament-back-9-billion-euro-EU-budget-hike/BRUSSELS - MEPs defied calls by national governments to rein in EU budget spending on Thursday (4 October), instead restoring most of the €138 billion settlement proposed by the European Commission for the 2013 budget.Wed, 23 Jan 2013 10:00:00 Z2013-01-23T11:45:00Zhttp://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/University-World-News-Student-mobility-threatened-by-cash-crisis/http://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/University-World-News-Student-mobility-threatened-by-cash-crisis/BRUSSELS - The European Union’s (EU) Erasmus student exchange programme has run into a major budget shortfall and may not be able to fund students studying abroad from next January. “There’s a problem here and certainly something has to be done,” said Dennis Abbott, the European Commission’s education spokesperson.Wed, 23 Jan 2013 10:04:00 Z2013-01-23T11:45:00Zhttp://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/New-York-Times-Europes-budget-crisis-hits-universities/http://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/New-York-Times-Europes-budget-crisis-hits-universities/THE HAGUE — St. Patrick’s College, Drumcondra, Ireland, has been training teachers for more than 135 years, for the past two decades as an autonomous college of Dublin City University. But in September, it received a letter saying that it would become a much more integral part of the university.Wed, 23 Jan 2013 10:11:00 Z2013-01-23T11:44:00Zhttp://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/University-World-News-New-Nordic-agreement-on-compensation-for-students/http://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/University-World-News-New-Nordic-agreement-on-compensation-for-students/HELSINKI - The Nordic Council of Ministers for Education signed a new agreement on compensation for hosting one another’s students, at a meeting in Helsinki this week, with an increase in the per capita payment for countries that receive more students than they send.Wed, 23 Jan 2013 10:17:00 Z2013-01-23T11:44:00Zhttp://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/The-Olive-Press-Save-Erasmus/http://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/The-Olive-Press-Save-Erasmus/PAMPLONA - As news breaks that another European institution is struggling from the economic crisis in Europe, despair intensifies.Wed, 23 Jan 2013 10:21:00 Z2013-01-23T11:43:00Zhttp://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/University-World-News-The-future-cannot-be-built-on-fear/http://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/University-World-News-The-future-cannot-be-built-on-fear/BRUSSELS - In the race for a higher GDP and an exit from the crisis, it is easy to turn to higher education for a quick fix. Sadly, there is no silver bullet when it comes to employment. If there was, everyone would be signed up.Wed, 23 Jan 2013 10:27:00 Z2013-01-23T11:43:00Zhttp://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/University-World-News-Students-protest-against-introduction-of-tuition-fees/http://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/University-World-News-Students-protest-against-introduction-of-tuition-fees/BUDAPEST - Hundreds of students blocked a bridge over the Danube in Budapest last Monday and several thousand marched to parliament on Wednesday to protest against cutbacks in scholarships and the introduction of tuition fees for 80% of Hungarian students from 2013.Wed, 23 Jan 2013 10:32:00 Z2013-01-23T11:42:00Zhttp://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/Malta-Independent-The-quest-for-quality-students/http://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/Malta-Independent-The-quest-for-quality-students/VALLETTA - Universities are the place where knowledge is created and have come far in having students at the heart of this process however, attention must be paid to quality and standards so that students are not failed, University of Malta Pro-rector Prof. Alfred Vela said.Wed, 23 Jan 2013 10:37:00 Z2013-01-23T11:57:00Zhttp://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/Armenpress-European-Union-model-2012-launched-in-Yerevan/http://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/Armenpress-European-Union-model-2012-launched-in-Yerevan/YEREVAN: European Union model 2012 in Armenia Conference was launched in Yerevan by the participation of Yerevan European Students Forum youth NGO and European Union delegation in Armenia. European Students Forum chairman Luis Alvarado Martinez, delivered a welcoming speech.Wed, 23 Jan 2013 10:40:00 Z2013-01-23T11:57:00Zhttp://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/University-World-News-European-Students-Union-confronts-democratic-deficit/http://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/University-World-News-European-Students-Union-confronts-democratic-deficit/BRUSSELS - A few weeks ago the European Students' Union (ESU) celebrated its 30th anniversary. It has been an exciting history for an organisation that started in 1982 as a European information bureau for Western students: a reaction to Soviet domination of the international student movement. In 1989, when the Berlin Wall came down, it opened its doors to student movements from across Europe.Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:34:00 Z2013-03-25T11:39:00Zhttp://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/New-Europe-International-students-under-threat-in-Finland/http://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/New-Europe-International-students-under-threat-in-Finland/HELSINKI - A majority of Finnish parliamentarians signed an initiative over the Christmas holidays calling for the introduction of tuition fees for non-EU/EEA students.Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:39:00 Z2013-03-25T11:40:00Zhttp://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/Science-Guide-Financing-the-future/http://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/Science-Guide-Financing-the-future/BRUSSELS - Which EU-country is really looking toward the future? The European students union compared the different systems of financing higher education. On the 29th of January the ESU will present answer to one of the most pressing issues in HE.Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:46:00 Z2013-03-25T11:46:00Zhttp://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/Science-Guide-An-EU-student-loan-But-why/http://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/Science-Guide-An-EU-student-loan-But-why/BRUSSELS - The revamped Erasmus programme covers a new student loan guarantee next to the existing Erasmus grants. Remarkably, the students oppose the facility. The European Commission is eager to introduce the loans, but for what reason?Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:56:00 Z2013-03-25T11:56:00Zhttp://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/New-Europe-Students-worry-about-a-loan-scheme/http://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/New-Europe-Students-worry-about-a-loan-scheme/BRUSSELS - On 20 February, students’ representatives from Belgium, France, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands participated at a roundtable organised by the European Students’ Union (ESU) and MEP Mrs. Isabelle Thomas. The roundtable was about the idea of loan scheme, proposed by the Commission in 2011.Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:06:00 Z2013-03-25T12:06:00Zhttp://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/University-World-News-European-student-numbers-rise-but-funding-falls/http://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/University-World-News-European-student-numbers-rise-but-funding-falls/BRUSSELS - The conception of higher education as a public good and a public responsibility is changing. Most European countries use cost sharing and there is a trend towards shifting the burden of study costs onto students.Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:13:00 Z2013-03-25T12:13:00Zhttp://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/University-World-News-U-Multirank-is-launched-500-universities-expected-to-sign-up/http://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/University-World-News-U-Multirank-is-launched-500-universities-expected-to-sign-up/DUBLIN - A new university ranking system, U-Multirank, was officially launched by the European Union (EU) in Dublin on Wednesday, bringing a new and broader approach to the assessment of universities throughout the world.Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:18:00 Z2013-03-25T12:18:00Zhttp://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/University-World-News-Move-towards-tuition-fees-for-non-European-students/http://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/University-World-News-Move-towards-tuition-fees-for-non-European-students/HELSINKI - On 21 December, more than half of Finland’s MPs agreed to a proposal to change legislation to allow for students from outside Europe to be charged tuition fees for degree programmes. The fees would be between €3,500 and €12,000 (US$4,700 and US$16,000) a year.Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:23:00 Z2013-03-25T12:23:00Zhttp://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/University-World-News-Act-now-for-social-inclusion-in-higher-education/http://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/University-World-News-Act-now-for-social-inclusion-in-higher-education/DUBLIN - The European Union’s (EU) so-called Social Dimension is one of the crucial points of the Bologna process from a student perspective. But what does the concept mean?Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:35:00 Z2013-03-25T12:35:00Zhttp://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/University-World-News-Student-protests-contributed-to-government-downfall/http://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/University-World-News-Student-protests-contributed-to-government-downfall/SOFIA - Around 10,000 students from universities around Bulgaria took to the streets in late February to protest against fee hikes of up to 30%. Along with popular protests against general price increases and impoverishment, their action contributed to the downfall of the government.Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:41:00 Z2013-03-25T12:41:00Zhttp://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/Newsaz-Azerbaijani-youth-to-be-represented-in-session-of-European-Students-Convention/http://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/Newsaz-Azerbaijani-youth-to-be-represented-in-session-of-European-Students-Convention/BAKU - The head of the department of international relations of the Union of Youth Student Organizations of Azerbaijan Togrul Mammadli is to take part in the session of the 25th Convention of European Students that will be held in capital of Ireland Dublin.Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:45:00 Z2013-03-25T12:45:00Zhttp://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/Research-Europe-The-winds-of-change/http://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/Research-Europe-The-winds-of-change/BRUSSELS - Over the last decade, European universities have introduced a significant number of specific procedures to assure and enhance the quality of doctoral training. This is the main message from a project conducted over the last two years by the European University Association to assess the state of quality assurance processes in Europe.Mon, 25 Mar 2013 13:02:00 Z2013-03-25T13:02:00Zhttp://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/All-media-articles-published-on-the-Erasmus-budget-crisis/http://www.esu-online.org/news/article/6006/All-media-articles-published-on-the-Erasmus-budget-crisis/Here you can find all articles published in the media in relation to ESU's press communication in April 2013 concerning a 15 per cent proposed cut to the budget for Erasmus for all from 2014 to 2020.Tue, 30 Apr 2013 23:33:00 +01002013-04-30T23:33:00+01:00