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European countries unite in battle against Belarus
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- In response to letters from the European Students' Union (ESU), the
Norwegian ministry of Education intends to issue a joint statement with
ten other Northern European countries in which they express their common
concern about the violation of academic freedom in Belarus. So far,
Estonia, Denmark and Lithuania already confirmed their participation.
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Commission launches debate on EU student loans
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- One of the hot topics for discussion in the higher education policy
debate in 2011, is the possibility of an EU loan scheme which aims to
improve the mobility of students. As higher education policy is still
mainly a national competence and EU-wide targets are predominantly
implemented on the national level, the European Commission now wants to
test out the feasibility of redefining their approach, by offering
students direct loans from the EU level.
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ESU targets lack of student involvement with quality assurance project 'QUEST'
| BRUSSELS - At the moment, there are several policy instruments in place that support improvements of the
quality of higher education on an ongoing basis. However, according to
the European Students' Union (ESU), there is still a clear lack of true
student involvement in this area. The recently started ESU project
dubbed 'QUEST' intends to change this.
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"Member states leave students out of national EU 2020 debates"
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- As part of the EU 2020 Strategy all member states drafted new
national reform programmes outlining how they intend to reach the
national targets by 2020. Despite the promise of a transparent and
public debate that was suppose to surround these reform programmes, the
European Students' Union (ESU) fears that key stakeholders in education,
such as national unions of students, have been left out.
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Winner Student Peace Prize honored with ceremony on 18 February
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- Croatian student Dusko Kostić, the winner of the Student Peace Prize
2011, will be honored with a ceremony on 18 February in Trondheim,
Norway. According to the Chairperson of the European Students' Union,
Bert Vandenkendelaere: "Kostic and his work highlight two important
issues. The first is that education is crucial for groups who are
trying to overcome discrimination and social exclusion. The second is
the extraordinary role that students can play in changing their
societies."
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Upcoming ESU Events
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February 14-17: 21st European Student Convention, Budapest, Hungary
May 2-7: Board Meeting 60, Tallinn, Estonia
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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.
Dear readers,
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send us articles on your activities, campaigns or events that might be
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For more information, contact:
Marianne Slegers, Communications Manager ESU:
marianne@esu-online.org
ESU - European Students' Union
Rue de la Sablonnière 20 1000 Bruxelles, BELGIUM
Tel: +32 2 502 2362
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