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ESU urges EU ministers to free up money for education
| BRUSSELS
- Strong commitments to increase public funding of higher education.
This is what the European Students' Union (ESU) wants the European
education ministers to come up with during the debate about financing of
education that they will hold at the Education Youth and Sport Council
(EYSC) on 28 and 29 November. Full article
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"Economic crisis used as an excuse to reduce financing of higher education"
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LIVERPOOL
- Students all over Europe are getting ready to fight back against
higher education budget cuts. From 24 to 27 November the FINST
Consultations Seminar, took place in Liverpool which aimed to enable
participants to look at financing of higher education from different
perspectives. The students concluded that governments have been using
the current financial crises across Europe as an excuse to reduce
financing of higher education. Full article
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ESU: "EU loans will not lead to more mobility for poor students"
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BRUSSELS - The European Students'
Union (ESU) is pleased to see that the European Commission's budget
proposal 'Erasmus for all', published on 23 November, acknowledges the
added value of learning mobility. However, ESU does not think that the
proposed EU loan scheme will lead to more students studying abroad,
especially not for students from low socio-economic backgrounds. Full article
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Massive student protests in Ireland against dramatic budget cuts
| DUBLIN
- An estimated 50,000 Irish students hit the streets of Dublin on 16
November in an attempt to avert a dramatic increase of their tuition
fees. The Irish government is expected to announce an increase in their
budget plans, on 7 December. Tuition fees in Ireland currently stand at
2,000 euro. Full article
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"Increasing tuition fees could lead to an exodus of Europe's young people" | SOFIA
- Around 150 student representatives from 45 National Unions of
Students all over Europe discussed ongoing developments in higher
education from 10-12 November in Sofia during the 61st Board Meeting of
the European Students' Union (ESU). They formulated common statements on
budget cuts and other law proposals from European governments which are
bound to harm higher education. Full article
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The European Students' Union, headquartered in Brussels, is the umbrella organisation
of 45 National Unions of Students from 38 European 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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