Full ESU reaction to Youth on the Move communication
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Europe 2020 Strategy underlines important targets such as achieving 40%
level of tertiary education attainment and reduction of poverty levels
below 10%, and is now being backed by initiatives such as Youth on the
Move. But not really backed in the view of ESU, since no concrete and
explicit plans for extra funding have been outlined.
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Read ESU's full reaction
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ESU and EI launch student-centred learning toolkit
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and Education International (EI) will present a student-centred (SCL)
toolkit for students, staff and higher education institutions at the
Student-centred learning stakeholders' forum in Leuven on October
14-17.
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OECD report: Fees do not encourage students to complete studies quickly
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fees do not make students more eager to or capable of completing higher
education. This is the finding of the latest Education at a Glance
report by the OECD. "It is high time that universities, so-called
experts and others stop using this argument for justifying student
fees", says Bert Vandenkendelaere, Chairperson of the European Students'
Union.
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| White paper outlines future of higher education cooperation between Europe and Africa | An international consortium of African and European higher education organisations has published a White Paper
outlining a series of recommendations for strengthening higher
education cooperation between the two continents, both as a response to
global challenges and to contribute to African development.
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Student conference in Rome
| 3 representatives of ESU chaired workshops at the UNICA students' conference in Rome, On 22-25th September.
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Upcoming ESU Events
| October 15-17: ESC 20/Student centered learning stakeholders' forum
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 Bert Vandenkendelaere's and other contributions to the OECD education today blog.
Consider going to EURASHE's 20th anniversary conference "Implementing Bologna:from rhetoric to reality"
Read about the European Commission's Youth on the Move Communication.
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