Youth demand education targets back in EU 2020 strategy
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 European
youth and student organisations are concerned after poverty and
education targets seem to have been dropped from the European Union's
discussion on the 'Europe 2020 Strategy for sustainable growth and
jobs'. The organisations urge EU leaders to bring these targets back
when the European
Council meets again to discuss the Strategy in June.
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Belgian students fight for study cost reduction
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"Everybody knows that the cost of studying is too high for most
students. It is time for the government to honour their promises to reduce the
costs, says Nic Görtz, secretary general of FEF, the Federation of Francophone
students in Belgium. Read more
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Education ministers adopt new Bologna process declaration
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"It is positive that the ministers specify underrepresented groups as a
priority when trying to provide more equal opportunities in higher
education", says Ligia Deca, ESU Chairperson, in a reaction to the
Vienna/Budapest declaration following the 7th Bologna Process
ministerial conference.
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The students' account of the Bologna Process
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 If you want to know the ESU members' view on the Bologna Process in detail,
check out Bologna at the Finish Line, ESU's latest publication.
If you want a quick students' view on the process, see the ESU documentary Faces of Bologna (less than 15 minutes).
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Student participation key to Bologna implementation
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 "Full
student participation in all decision-making structures at national,
regional and institutional levels." This was one of the calls from
student representatives from across Europe, who at an ESU conference
adopted a declaration addressed to the European education ministers. Read more
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| ESUseminar will deal with higher education funding |
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The seminar precedes ESU's 58th Board Meeting, and is titled 'Public funding and social dimension of higher education: investing into the future or borrowing from it?'
At
the Board Meeting itself, ESU members will discuss topics such as the
EU 2020 strategy and the social dimension of higher education. The
members will also elect a new ESU chairperson and executive committee.
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ESU launches Equity e-learning platform
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Try ESU's new e-learning platform here.
Read more.
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Interesting bits from elsewhere
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For a Budapest/Vienna ministerial conference overview, see this Bologna Secretariat web page.
Read the GlobalHigherED blog's comments on ESU and other actors at the Bologna anniversary
Read news from the European University Association (EUA) here. |
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