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"Many obstacles still in the way of education mobility" | BRUSSELS
- The promotion of mobility of students, teachers and other staff in
higher education in the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) has been a
central focus of the Bologna Process since its launch. However, still
too many challenges and obstacles remain in the way of implementing
political commitments and making mobility an opportunity for all. The
European Students' Union (ESU) has helped to draft a strategy paper to
overcome these barriers. Read more
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European students deliver joint statement on future EU education |
BRUSSELS - National
unions of students (NUSes) from all around Europe will participate in a
Joint Action, which kicks off on 27 April, with the aim to influence the
upcoming European Commission communication 'Modernisation Agenda for
Higher Education 2011". This EC communication, due in the autumn of
2011, will set out the main guidelines for the next decade of European
higher education and is therefore an essential document for the
students. Read more
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European higher education in need of transparency | BRUSSELS
- One of the most pressing matters in the higher education field is the
drive for transparency. This relates to providing comparative
information about higher education institutions and programmes to a
variety of users. Naturally, students are among the biggest groups of
potential beneficiaries, but it seems that also governments, policy
makers, employers and higher education institutions themselves seem to
be lacking comparative and trustworthy data on the entire European
Higher Education Area (EHEA). Read more |
Financial future of European students in limelight | TALLINN
- During the 60th Board Meeting of the European Students' Union (ESU),
students from all over Europe will debate the financial prospects of
higher education, from 2 to 7 May in Tallinn. As budget cuts in higher
education are taking place all over Europe, endangering the
accessibility of universities, this topic is high on the agenda of the
students. Read more
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EU member states fail to reach education targets | BRUSSELS
- Only one out of five education benchmarks which were set for 2010
were achieved by the EU member states. This says the progress report (1)
from the European Commission on education and training, released on 19
April. Bert Vandenkendelaere, Chairperson of the European Students'
Union (ESU) said: "Although we can clearly see a rise in education
levels in Europe, a lot still needs to be done in order to reach the EU
2020 education targets and prevent another EU strategy from failing." Read more
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The European Students' Union, headquartered in Brussels, is the umbrella organisation
of 45 National Unions of Students from 38 countries. ESU represents and
advocates the educational, social, economical and cultural interests of
students at the European level: European Union, Council of Europe, UNESCO and the Bologna Follow Up Group.
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