ESU hosts seminar on "Quality assurance - the ultimate tool?"
| Recognition
is still a mess and a major obstacle for mobility, says Allan Päll,
Vice-Chairperson and responsible for quality assurance in ESU.
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EU Council of Ministers to discuss Youth on the Move
| Read ESU's input to the ministers' debate on mobility for young learners here.
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Education cuts will leave next generation "on its own"
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Thousands of students will protest in London on November 10. The
UK government has proposed that the university teaching budget be cut,
and suggests that students compensate for the cuts themselves by paying
higher tuition fees.
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ESU criticises superficial definitions of excellence
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Global university
rankings do not help you find the definition of excellence in higher
education, ESU Chairperson Bert Vandenkendelaere told participants at
the European University Association's annual autumn conference last
week. "Rather, it's about being an institution that is able to give a
high quality degree to students from all backgrounds", he said.
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ESU and EI finish student-centred learning project
| Discussions
between students and teachers' representatives in Leuven highlighted
the diversity of measures needed to make education more
student-centred.
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- Students contribute to democracy both during and after their studies
| ESU
highlighted student activists' role in promoting democratic culture at
the Council of Europe's Forum for the Future of Democracy in in October.
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Upcoming ESU Events
| October 31 - November 6: BM 59 and seminar, Israel
November 18-20: European Quality Assurance Forum, Lyon
February 14-17: 21st European Student Convention, Budapest
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Interesting bits from elsewhere
| Read about the upcoming EQUNET/CEPS Symposion on Equity in higher education here
European universities are responding to budget cuts by sharpening, says a report from the European University Associaton's annual conference
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