ESU to tackle future of higher education financing at seminar preceding Board Meeting 58
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More
than 120 student representatives are gathering in Madrid from May 3-8.
The BM seminar will address the challenges for the future financing of
higher education, and the attention to the Social Dimension in possible
systems of funding.
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Time for Student-Centred Learning - kick off conference
| The European Students' Union (ESU) and Education International
(EI) will soon host the launching event of the project Time for a New
Paradigm in Education: Student-Centred Learning.
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Finnish students demonstrate to keep education tuition-free
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Photo by Markku Seppanen
| Around 2000 students took part in a demonstration organised by The
National Union of University Students in Finland (SYL) and the Union of
Students in Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences (SAMOK) on April
21. Read more |
ESU nominates Iranian activist for Student Peace Prize
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"Bahare
Hedayat's extraordinary courage and her persistent defense of students'
right to freedom of speech and expression are the reasons we are
nominating her for the Student Peace Prize 2011", says Ligia Deca,
Chairperson of the European Students' Union.
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Norwegian
students found new national union
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From July 1, 2010, Norwegian students will be united in one student
organization. The two current national student unions have now
officially founded the new organisation, which is a result of a merger
between the Norwegian Association of Students (StL) and the National
Union of Students in Norway (NSU). Read more and see the ESU greeting video
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Concerns about funding cuts bring students and teachers together
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The European Students' Union and Education International have signed
an agreement, and will work together against tuition fees and increased
trade in educational services.
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Upcoming ESU Events
| May 3-8: Board Meeting 58 and seminar, Madrid
May 20-23: Student centered learning project conference, Bucharest
July 5-10: Quality Assurance Student Expert Pool Study Session, Strasbourg
November 19-21: European Quality Assurance Forum, Lyon
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Interesting bits from elsewhere
| The European Consortium for
Accreditation in higher education (ECA) will organise the conference
"Joint Programmes: Too many cooks in the kitchen?" Problems and solutions
associated
with the accreditation, recognition, and transparency of joint
programmes will
be dealt with. (June 10-11, Graz, Austria.)
For a Budapest/Vienna ministerial conference overview, see this Bologna Secretariat web page.
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