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130 student leaders to debate young graduates employability
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- Employability of students and the impact of the worldwide austerity
measures on higher education will be high on the agenda of the 24th
European Students' Convention from the European Students' Union (ESU).
The meeting of 130 student leaders from all over Europe, with Paul
Krugman from The International Herald Tribune as a special guest, will take place from 18 to 20 October in Limassol, Cyprus and is hosted by ESU's Cypriot member, POFEN. Go to full article.   |
"Privatisation of education needs an immediate response"
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BUENOS AIRES - "Privatisation of higher education needs an immediate response."
This is one of the main outcomes from the '8th Higher Education and
Research Conference' of Education International, a representative
organisation of teachers unions from across the globe. The event took
place in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 25 to 27 September. Go to full article
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"Need for global cooperation of students bigger than ever"
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LONDON
- Student leaders from 35 countries from all over the world have agreed
on a joint statement for international cooperation on education,
sustainability, peace and social justice, at the first Global Student
Leadership Summit. The Summit was hosted by the European Students'
Union (ESU) and NUS-UK in London between 18 and 21 September 2012. Go to full article
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ESU raises huge concerns on tuition fees in Europe
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BRUSSELS - Growing
disparities in tuition fees in Europe has caused reason for the
European Students' Union (ESU) to ring the alarm bells. Karina Ufert,
ESU Chair said: "We are witnessing a vast drop in student
applications for universities in Europe as tuition fees are on the rise
in many countries. Europe must act and put a halt to creating more
barriers to education." Go to full article
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Imprisoned student from Iran wins Student Peace Prize 2013
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BRUSSELS
- The European Students' Union (ESU) congratulates Majid Tavakoli, an
imprisoned courageous student from Iran, for winning the Student Peace
Prize 2013. ESU's Chairperson, Karina Ufert, said: "Tavakoli very
much deserves to win this prize. He stood up for democracy and human
rights in a country where criticizing the government is very dangerous."
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"Mass education fundamental to democratic culture"
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PARIS - "Mass higher education is fundamental to developing democratic culture as well as optimising the talent of a new generation,"
said Karina Ufert, Chair of the European Students' Union (ESU) at the
biennial General Conference of the OECD's Programme for Institutional
Management in Higher Education on 17-19 September in Paris. Go to full article
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ESU to co-chair Social Dimension working group BFUG
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NICOSIA - The
European Students' Union (ESU) will co-chair the Social Dimension and
Lifelong learning working group of the BFUG. This was decided at the
Bologna Follow-up Group (BFUG) meeting which took place from from 28 to
29 August in Nicosia, Cyprus. Go to full article
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European student leadership celebrates 30 years milestone
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BRUSSELS
- New generations of student politicians have gathered on a regular
basis to create policies within ESU for three decades now. Upon
founding the organisation in October 1982, it was decided that the first
meeting would be preceded by a seminar on a topic of interest to all
unions. Go to 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.
Find out more about ESU on www.esu-online.org or check out our social media:
For more information, contact:
Marianne Slegers, Communications Manager ESU:
marianne@esu-online.org
+ 32 473 669 894
+ 32 2 502 23 62
Twitter: @ESUtwt
ESU - European Students' Union
Rue de la Sablonnière 20
1000 Bruxelles, BELGIUM
Tel: +32 2 502 2362
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