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Five new Executive Commitee members start their mandate at ESU
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BLED
- A new political leadership at the European Students' Union (ESU)
starts its mandate on 1 July. The Executive Committee, composed of ten
members, welcomes five new members that were elected at the 64th Board
Meeting of ESU held in Budapest, Hungary.
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INTERVIEW: "ESU will always have a place in my heart"
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BRUSSELS
- Karina Ufert was given the challenging task to lead the European
Students' Union (ESU) through turbulent times. Internal structural
reforms, the Bologna process and major negotiations at the European
Union on a new long term programme for education and youth have been at
the heart of ESU's activities for the past year. We asked Ufert to look
back at her political mandate that comes to an end on 1 July and tell us
about her experience and lessons learned.
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Teachers need to keep up with the mutable educational landscape
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BRUSSELS
- "The European Union's recommendations on quality teaching should go
beyond that. They should be implemented by the respective authorities
and students are ready to take their share of responsibility in that,"
says Karina Ufert, Chairperson of the European Students' Union (ESU). Go to full article
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Spanish students' prospects endangered by an income barrier
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MADRID -
Spanish students that need public financial support in order to pay for
their studies might be hit hard by reforms introduced by the country's
government. The changes would limit access to higher education in favour
of students that come from a more privileged background. Go to full article
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PL4SD: Time to fill in the information gap!
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BRUSSELS
- Despite the different measures and initiatives that aim at improving
the social dimension of higher education, there is still a huge
information gap on what is really happening on a national level and,
particularly, within different regions and at individual higher
education institutions. This has been recognised by the Ministers
responsible for higher education in Europe, who committed to collect and
share data on the social dimension of higher education and to
participate in a peer learning process in the Bucharest Communiqué in
2012. Go to full article
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Moving from the integration of to the inclusion of migrants in education
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BRUSSELS
- The newly adopted policy papers of the European Students' Union (ESU)
on the Social Dimension and Equality of higher education reinforce the
organisation's commitment to fight for equal treatment at all levels of
the education system, regardless of what people's circumstances may be.
Migrants do often miss out on many of the opportunities that other
citizens have and are therefore a key target group in this perspective. Go to full article
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Up to five traineeships to be offered
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BRUSSELS
- Eight organisations and institutions have declared their interest in
hosting interns in a second call for participants in the SiS Catalyst
project. These applicants are based in Kenya, the United Kingdom, Turkey
and the Netherlands. Go to full article
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The evolution of access: Adapt to survive?
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STRASBOURG
- Even though many activities aim at developing access to and widening
participation in higher education, a lot remains to be done. The 22nd
annual conference of the Equal Access Network highlighted new challenges
and opportunities in this respect. Go to full article
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FinSt project findings used in a European Council stimulation
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TWENTE -
Students at the University of Twente, Netherlands, stimulated a hearing
of the European Council in June where they debated the various
financing systems used for students, where the project on Financing the
Students' Future (FinSt) was used as a basis. Go to full article
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Students' worries neglected in an agreement on Erasmus+
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BRUSSELS
- Many critical points that were raised by students in relation to a
new programme of the European Union for education and youth from 2014 to
2020 have not been taken into account. On Wednesday, the European
Council reached an agreement that would allocate only 14.5 billion euros
to this proposal called Erasmus+ out of the 960 billion euro budget of
the EU. A controversial idea of a new loan guarantee facility would
receive 3.5 per cent out of the budget for Erasmus+, or 450 million
euros. Go to full article
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New unemployment figures prove the value of higher education
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BRUSSELS
- The socio-economic benefits of higher education are unquestionable.
Hence, governments in Europe should give education a priority when they
design their policies for the future. A report published by the OECD
today highlights the benefits of securing access to tertiary education
and providing good study and career guidance services. Go to full article
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A tuition fee hike in Armenia is out of touch with economic reality
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YEREVAN
- Plans to raise tuition fees in Armenia up to thirty per cent might
have devastating consequences for the society as it would limit people's
chances of seeking higher education severely.Go to full article
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Refugees and asylum seekers must have access to education
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BRUSSELS
- The European Students' Union (ESU) expresses its solidarity with all
refugees, asylum-seekers, internally displaced persons (IDPs) and
stateless persons around the world that are denied access to education.
ESU urges governments in Europe to take more responsibility in
protecting vulnerable societies to make sure that refugees enjoy human
rights. Go to full article
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Human rights in Turkey must be respected
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ISTANBUL
- The European Students' Union calls on the Turkish government for an
end to violence against peaceful protesters and for dialogue with the
society. 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
Rue de la Sablonnière 20
1000 Bruxelles, BELGIUM
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