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ESU: "Bin Czech new higher education bill"
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European Students' Union (ESU) gives it strong support to the week of
student protests in the Czech Republic, which take place from 27
February to 2 March all around the country. Czech students are
protesting against two new law proposals: one on higher education and
one on the introduction of tuition fees for students. Full article  
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INTERVIEW: President of DSF, Torben Holm
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COPENHAGEN
- As Denmark currently holds the rotating EU Presidency and the 23rd
European Students' Convention is jointly organised with th Danish
national union of students DSF, ESU made an interview with the new
president of DSF, Torben Holm. Full article
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Students to come up with solutions for unemployed young graduates at ESC23
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COPENHAGEN
- As the economic crisis is spreading over Europe, more and more young
graduates face problems with finding a job. The 23 edition of the
European Students Convention will address this major problem and
students from all over Europe will try to make recommendations for
European societies to prevent a whole generation from being
unemployed. Full article
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QUEST workshop 2 empowers students to work on quality in education
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BRUSSELS - The second QUEST (Quest
for Quality for Students) project Workshop took place in Brussels from 8
to 12 February. About 25 students from all over Europe engaged in
different training activities like debates, group work and brain
storming exercises and pondered how more quality can be achieved through
student involvement and engagement. Full article
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ESU turns to European Commission as Hungary restricts freedom of students
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BUDAPEST - "The new Hungarian
education law hugely restricts the free movement of Hungarian students.
We call upon the European Commission to take action and immediately
start a thorough investigation into the legality of such a law in the
EU", said Allan Päll, Chair of the European Students' Union (ESU)
on 8 February. Hungarian students continued their protest against the
new law in the evening of 8 February in Budapest. Full article
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ESU and Jude Law launch Global Truce Day 2012
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LONDON - Jude Law and the European
Students' Union (ESU) launched the Global Truce Day student campaign, in
London on 27 February. The Global Truce Day is an initiative from Peace
One Day, an NGO led by Jeremy Gilley, that ignited the establishment of
the annual Peace Day on 21 September. 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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