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Students want quality internships more than quantity
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BRUSSELS
- Students need a much stronger commitment from employers and
policy-makers than the European Alliance for Apprenticeships that was
introduced in July. The alliance does not set any requirements for
minimum benefits that should be provided to interns.Go to full article 
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Public funds are instrumental in ensuring public responsibility
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VILNIUS
- Several reforms have been introduced to higher education systems in
Europe in the past few years because of reduced public funding, as
thirty Directors-General responsible for higher education in the EU/EFTA
member states discussed in their meeting in Vilnius, Lithuania, on 23
and 24 September. Their discussions focused on issues such as
sustainability, efficiency and equity of higher education.
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Greece shows that austerity policies should not be glorified
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BRUSSELS
- Announcements of imminent closures at two universities in Greece, the
Capodistrian National University of Athens and Polytechnic University
of Athens, followed by several others, show the dark reality behind the
austerity policies run in Europe. This is in stark contrast with the
picture painted by the President of the European Commission earlier this
month, when he delivered his annual speech on the State of the European
Union.Go to full article
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Students review the globalisation of higher education
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International students should not be considered as a source of revenue
but as a part of society and have access to necessary support systems,
according to the over one hundred student representatives that
participated in the European Students' Convention from 20 to 22
September.
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A new survey unveils students' perspectives on the quality of their education
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BRUSSELS
- University students expect first and foremost to gain a personal
growth from higher education and to learn more about issues that they
find to be interesting and are taught by specialists in each field. The
European Students' Union (ESU) published on 9 September the results of a
new study, showing that students favour a higher education system that
is characterised by a freedom to learn, teach and research and has an
intrinsic value of knowledge over more consumerist views. Go to full article
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ESU denounces hate speech
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BRUSSELS
- Students, especially those of a migrant or ethnic minority
background, LGBTQ, disabled and of a lower economic status, can often be
victims of hate speech at their universities. The European Students'
Union (ESU) has decided to raise awareness about this problem by
supporting the No Hate Speech Movement and joining their campaign. Go to full article
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Three interns selected for the SiS Catalyst project
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BRUSSELS
- Three new internship projects will start in October thanks to to the
very interesting initiative called SiS Catalyst, developed within the
Seventh Framework Programme of the European Union (FP7). Go to full article
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Icelandic authorities cannot trample on students' rights
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REYKJAVIK
- Icelandic students took their government and the Student Loan Fund in
Iceland (LIN) to court and won. The European Students' Union (ESU)
congratulates Icelandic students on their success and thinks their case
is an inspiration for student activism across Europe, proving that
students should be included in policy-making processes at all levels. Go to full article
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Persecuted students find shelter in Norway
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OSLO -
The European Students' Union (ESU) hopes that other countries will
follow Norway's positive example and introduce a mechanism that will
give persecuted students, from all over the world, a chance to finish
their education. 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
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+ 32 2 502 23 62
+ 32 473 669 894
robert@esu-online.org
ESU - European Students' Union
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