International Students' Day
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During a three-day November 17 conference in Brussels,
speakers from the student movements in Europe, Latin America and Asia
spoke about the challenges in their regions, and expresses their wish
for continued global student cooperation. Iranian students were not able to come, but sent a video greeting.
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ESU publishes Equity handbook
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Next week, ESU publishes "The Equity Handbook: How you and your
student union can help give people equal opportunities in higher
education". The handbook
provides tips about campaigning and activism, as well as
information about particular issues such as underrepresented groups and
obstacles for those who want to enter higher education.
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ESU Board Meeting and seminar
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Next week, ESU organises its 57th BM and seminar. Doctoral studies,
equity and the link between research and education are themes of the
seminar. At the BM, ESU's members will discuss a lifelong learning
policy paper, the ESU budget for 2010, a long-term strategy and vision
for the organisation, and more.
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Africa-Europe project discusses access issues
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This
week, a project workshop in Addis Ababa discussed access, retention,
student diversity, and more issues. The workshop was part of the project
"Access to Success: Fostering Trust and Exchange between Europe and
Africa". ESU is a partner in the project.
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Interesting bits from elsewhere
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You can now download the Eurostudent III (2005-2008) report for free here.
Read news from the European University Association (EUA) here. |
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