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A new project on the peer assessment of student centred learning
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BRUSSELS
- The European Students Union (ESU) applied to the Lifelong Learning
Programme of the European Union for financial support for two projects;
Peer Assessment of Student Centred Learning in Higher Education in
Europe - PASCL - and Peer Evaluation of Gender Integration at
Institutional Level in Higher Education - GenWatch. With a 22 per cent
success rate in the selection process, ESU is glad to announce that the
application for PASCL has been accepted. Go to full article  
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ESU is looking for a Financial Officer
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BRUSSELS
- The European Students' Union (ESU) is looking for a team player to
fill the position of a Financial Officer (FO) at its headquarters in
Brussels, Belgium. The Financial Officer will be responsible for
maintaining financial, accounting, administrative and personnel services
in order to meet internal and legal requirements. Go to full article
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ESU issues a statement on the rights of Syrian students
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BRUSSELS
- Syrian students have the right to pursue their higher education, to
study in a safe environment where their rights are respected under any
circumstances, and to be represented by student unions in a fair way. A
statement issued by the European Students' Union (ESU) yesterday
underlines the importance of protecting Syrian students from persecution
and harm, as many have been forced to flee their country or end
abruptly their studies. Go to full article
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Luxembourgish court case could put grant systems at risk
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LUXEMBOURG
- The European Students' Union (ESU) believes that a ruling made by the
Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) on 20 June 2013 on the
access of children of frontier workers to student support in Luxembourg
is highly controversial. ESU is especially concerned about the
commitments of state aid beneficiaries to a particular labour market and
the possible introduction of student loan schemes in relation to the
judgment. Go to full article
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ESU's Activity Report for 2012 has been published
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BRUSSELS
- The European Students' Union (ESU) published this month its annual
activity report, going through all the main achievements, events and
developments in higher education policy across Europe in 2012. This
includes all the research or partnership projects that the organisation
is engaged in. Go to full article
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Students contribute to a Council of Europe publication on student engagement
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STRASBOURG
- Student participation is at the core of the work that is being done
by the European Students' Union (ESU) and its members. Therefore, ESU is
glad to hear that the Council of Europe plans to publish a new book in
the spring 2014 on student engagement in Europe. Go to full article
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The recruitment process of quality assurance experts opens soon
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BRUSSELS
- The European Students' Union (ESU) will open for applications on
September 2 to students that would be interested to join ESUīs pool of
student experts on quality assurance. Go to full article
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ESU close to the finishing line in SAGE research
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BRUSSELS
- The European Students' Union (ESU) has since 2011 been running one of
the biggest researches on the employability of graduates. The research
team has now almost finished collecting all the data that is needed for
the project. Once that data has been analysed, the results will be
published in a book where different aspects and understandings of the
employability concept will be examined from students' point of view. Go to full article
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Student support is key in Iceland's continuing recovery, says ESU's Chair
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REYKJAVIK
- The European Students' Union (ESU) believes that Icelandīs future and
Icelandīs education sector will be profoundly damaged if the capacity
of all people to access and participate in higher education will be
limited. That could be the consequence of a recent proposal presented by
the country's Minister of Education, Illugi Gunnarsson. Go to full article
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| The European Students' Union, headquartered in Brussels, is the umbrella organisation
of 47 National Unions of Students from 39 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:
Robert Hlynur Baldursson
Communications Manager
+ 32 2 502 23 62
+ 32 473 669 894
robert@esu-online.org
ESU - European Students' Union
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