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Registrations open for the 27th European Students' Convention and SAGE Final Conference
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BRUSSELS
- Participants of the 27th European Students' Union (ESC27) will have
an unique opportunity to get to know the latest policy developments for
higher education in Europe from 19 to 21 March 2014 in Brussels,
Belgium. This event will be held under the high patronage of the
European Parliament. Go to full article
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ESU welcomes a European Parliament's decision affecting non-EU students
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BRUSSELS
- The European Students' Union (ESU) welcomes the European Parliament's
agreement on making an amendment to a proposal for a directive on the
conditions of entry and residency of third-country nationals for the
purpose of research, studies, pupil exchange, remunerated and
unremunerated training, voluntary service and au pairing. Go to full article
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European candidates make their pledges to the students' manifesto
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BRUSSELS
- The European Students' Union (ESU) has already received pledges from
fifteen candidates in the European elections that want to work for the
values portrayed in the students' manifesto known as Vote For Education.
Go to full article
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ESU prepares a study on commodification
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ZAGREB -
The European Students' Union (ESU) has launched a study on the
perception of representatives of student unions, higher educational
institutions and governments on the commodification of higher education.
Go to full article
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An open call for contributions for the 9th European Quality Assurance Forum
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BARCELONA
- The 9th edition of the European Quality Assurance Forum (EQAF) will
take place at the University of Barcelona, Spain, from 13 to 15 November
2014. The organisers have now opened a call for contributions from
quality assurance practitioners in higher education institutions and
quality assurance agencies, students, academic staff, institutional
leaders and researchers in the field. Go to full article
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39 new members of ESU's Student Experts Pool on Quality Assurance
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BRUSSELS
- The European Students' Union (ESU) welcomes the 39 individuals that
were newly selected as members of the ESU Student Experts' Pool on
Quality Assurance (ESU QA Pool). Now there are 66 students from 26
different countries registered as members of the pool, balanced by
gender, study fields and regions in Europe. Go to full article
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ESU condemns killings and torture in Venezuela
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CARACAS
- The European Students' Union (ESU) condemns the actions that led to
the death of at least three students that participated in a peaceful
march against the government of Venezuela on 12 February. Sixty students
were also reportedly injured and ninety imprisoned, mainly in the
cities of Caracas, Valencia and Puerto Ordaz. Go to full article
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Swiss immigration cap should exclude students
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BERN -
The European Students' Union (ESU) fears that a recent referendum in
Switzerland may have serious consequences for the education system. ESU
fully supports the claims that have been made by the national union of
students in Switzerland (VSS-UNES-USU). Together, these two
organisations demand for education and research to be protected from the
possible results of this policy and for Switzerland to continue its
collaboration in developing a European Higher Education Area. Go to full article
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ESU is concerned about restrictions to student representation in Bulgaria
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SOFIA -
On 27 February 2014, the European Students' Union (ESU) sent its letter
of support to the National Assembly of Students' Councils in Bulgaria
(NASC). The letter demonstrates ESU's concerns with recent developments
in Bulgaria in relation to restrictions being placed on student
representation and student involvement. Go to full article
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ESU called for an end to violence in Ukraine
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KYIV
- Rok Primozic, Chairperson of the European Students' Union, sent a
letter on 19 February 2014 to the former President of Ukraine Viktor
Yanukovych, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Volodymyr Rybak
and Head of the Mission of Ukraine to the European Union Kostiantyn
Yelisieiev. The letter called for an end to violent acts and for the
Ukrainian authorities to listen to the demands of Ukrainian citizens.
Later in February, the Ukrainian government stepped down because of high
public pressure. 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.
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