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One hundred candidates pledge to Vote For Education
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BRUSSELS
- As elections for the European Parliament are launched officially
today, nearly one hundred candidates have pledged to the Vote For
Education manifesto. This group is now composed of candidates from
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia,
Spain, Sweden and The Netherlands. Go to full article 
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Six thousand youth brought together before the European elections
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STRASBOURG
- The European Students' Union (ESU) was happy to contribute to debates
on education and employability at the European Youth Event in
Strasbourg, France, from 9 to 11 May. More than six thousand young
people attended the event, where ESU was invited to speak in three
sessions. Go to full article
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Global youth discusses the post-2015 development agenda
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COLOMBO
- Equally accessible quality higher education should be a clear goal in
the post-2015 development agenda of the United Nations. This opinion
was expressed by representatives of the European Students' Union (ESU)
at the 2014 World Conference on Youth, held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, from 6
to 10 May, with 1.500 youth delegates present. Go to full article
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Help to fight a natural catastrophe in the Western Balkans
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BRUSSELS
- The European Students' Union (ESU) calls for immediate support to the
people of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Eastern Croatia that have
been suffering from the biggest natural catastrophe in a century. Go to full article
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ESU mourns deceased workers in the Soma coal mine
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ISTANBUL
- On May 13, Turkey experienced its worst mining accident when a fire
broke out in the Soma coal mine. The last remaining body was retrieved
on Saturday 17 May, putting the death toll to 301 people according to
the prime minister's office. Go to full article
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ESU supports the International Student Initiative for Pluralism in Economics
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BRUSSELS
- In the wake of the global financial crisis, many students in
economics have expressed their discontent with their education. The
European Students Union (ESU) supports the aims presented by the
International Student Initiative for Pluralist Economics (ISIPE), which
now gathers 65 student groups demanding pluralism in economics
education. Go to full article
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Students welcome a new European university information tool
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BRUSSELS
- U-multirank is a pioneer attempt to incorporate all dimensions of the
teaching and learning process in university rankings. The European
Students´ Union (ESU) welcomes this new project that has great
potentials. Go to full article
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ESU sends a call to governments on IDAHOT
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BRUSSELS
- The European Students' Union (ESU) continues to fight for the rights
of Lesbian-, Gay-, Bisexual-, Transgender- and Queer people and urges
all governments across Europe to ensure that everyone enjoys the same
human rights and can be part of the European society without facing
violence, threat or harassment of any kind. Go to full article
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A major shift in the Bologna process at Athens meeting
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ATHENS -
The bi-annual meeting of the Bologna Follow-up Group was held in
Athens, Greece, from 18 to 19 April and hosted by the Greek presidency
of the Council of the European Union. This meeting proved to be highly
eventful and possibly a starting point of major shifts in the Bologna
process. Go to full article
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A social dimension strategy for the European Higher Education Area
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VIENNA -
The Bologna Follow-Up Group is committed to create a strategy for the
social dimension of the European Higher Education Area and as such
operates a Working Group on the Social Dimension and Life-long Learning.
This working group is co-chaired by the European Students' Union (ESU)
and met on 3 and 4 April in Vienna, Austria. Go to full article
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Student representatives adopt twenty resolutions at Vienna meeting
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VIENNA -
Delegates of the 47 national unions of students that are members of the
European Students' Union (ESU) had an extremely productive meeting in
Vienna, Austria, from 1 to 4 May. They adopted twenty external
resolutions on issues of their concern as well as a new policy paper on
European governing structures. Go to full article |
ESU elects Elisabeth Gehrke as Chairperson
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VIENNA -
Elisabeth Gehrke was elected on the evening of 2 May as a new
Chairperson of the European Students' Union (ESU) at its Board Meeting
in Vienna, Austria, with a mandate starting on 1 July 2014. Gehrke is
Swedish and has served as ESU's Vice-Chairperson since 1 July 2013. A
year earlier, she was a member of ESU's Executive Committee. Go to full article
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Participate in the Young Leaders Training Programme
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ANTWERP
- A multidisciplinary training programme that will strengthen the
participants' innovation and leadership skills will be kicked off in
Antwerp, Belgium, in the autumn 2014. This "Young Leaders Group"
programme is organised by the Foundation of the European Institute of
Innovation and Technology (EITF). The last day to apply for this
programme is 6 June 2014. Go to full article
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STORY - Strengthening the Training Opportunities for InteRnational Youth
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BRUSSELS -
One of the major challenges of today's young graduates is the
unsustainably high youth unemployment rate in many EU countries. At the
same time, experience abroad and work experience are criteria highly
valued by employers, thus learning mobility seems to be the key priority
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Participate in a voting survey and win a trip to Brussels!
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BRUSSELS
- A new project will carry out a Europe-wide survey among former and
current Erasmus and non-Erasmus students to measure whether the Erasmus
programme affects people's feelings of Europan citizenship/identity.
This project has been called the Erasmus Voting Assessment. Go to full article
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Young people stormed to Strasbourg for the European Youth Event from
May 9-11. Here they are in the hemicycle of the European Parliament,
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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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