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Dear readers,
In this issue you will read about ESU's work on the exclusion of education from trade agreements, in particular from TiSA, but also on the recently adopted Sustainable Development Goals and their role in promoting inclusive education. On the 17th November, we will celebrate the International Students' Day
- which commemorates the anniversary of the 1939 Nazi storming of the
University of Prague and the execution of 9 student leaders, over 1200
students sent to concentration camps, and the closing of all Czech
universities and colleges. Also, on the 9th November, the International Day against Fascism and Antisemitism aims to bring together the international community to confront hate with action.
We wish you a pleasant reading!
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ESU calls for the exclusion of education from the scope of TiSA!
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 The
European Parliament is preparing the draft recommendation to the
European Commission on the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA). ESU
together with ETUCE has prepared amendments to the draft recommendations
in order to exclude education out of the scope of TiSA. The proposed
amendments aims to carve out education and other public services from
the scope of TiSA, as well as ensure the quality assurance and
transparency from the foreign providers. Read more |
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International Students' Day - Global Call for Action - 17 November 2015
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 In
the world we live in, we feel it is necessary to build a strong network
to raise awareness and build mutual understanding and solidarity, not
only among our communities but also towards the many human beings -
studying and learning in many different ways in different moments of
their lives - fleeing their countries because of conflicts, bad
socio-economic situations and because they wish to fulfil their lives
seeking for better conditions somewhere else in the world. Read more |
Students against cuts on educational systems
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 In
most of the European countries, students face serious cuts on their
educational system in the aftermath of the financial crisis. The
politicians make the students - the future of our countries - pay for
the damages made by "too-big-to-fail-banks", big corporations and naive
politicians. Read more |
Small acts matter! Join the campaign against contemporary forms of fascism and antisemitism
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Every
year around 9 November, the UNITED network coordinates the
International Day Against Fascism and Antisemitism, and calls upon the
international community to bring an end to hate. NGOs, community
organisations, schools, local municipalities etc are asked to join
forces and confront hate with direct action. Read More |
How to transform global education ambitions to reality
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 The
27th of September marked a historic day when Head of States from all
the 193 UN Member States convened in New York to adopt the new 17
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the successor to the previous 8
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Education still has its own
standalone goal 4 to "Ensure inclusive and quality education for all and
promote lifelong learning", but, this time it also specifically deals
with tertiary education. It is a development for which ESU has
worked hard for and that we welcome. But now it's time to work even
harder to make the ambitious goal and its 10 targets a reality. ESU has
already started much of this work in the month of October with two
important meetings: Read more |
Modern collegiality as a catalyst of university values
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 This year ESU once again participated at the annual conference of the Magna Charta Observatory,
during 17th - 18th September in Bologna. This year's conference
focused on the global challenges for universities and their students,
with interesting panels and presentations focussing on issues such as
internationalisation and privatisation of research. Students were also
well represented during both plenary and side-events with a number of
student-relevant issues being addressed throughout the conference. Read more |
Discover how entrepreneurial your higher education institution is!
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Higher
Education Institutions interested in assessing, among others, the
entrepreneurial nature of their higher education environment can now
consult HEInnovate. This self-asssessmet tool is initiated by the
European Commission, DG Education and Culture and OECD LEEDS forum and
is supported by a panel of six independent experts. Read more |
Write about Plagiarism and Win a $2,000 Scholarship
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 The Unplag plagiarism
detection engine is willing to support students who appreciate
originality and plagiarism-free content. That's why its giving away a
scholarship in the amount of $2,000 for studying purposes. A committee
of educators and the Unplag team will choose the most interesting essays
and publish them on the Unplag blog. Read more |
Join the free online course on Human Rights and the EU!
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 Are
you interested in the EU, human rights law or other areas of Social
Sciences and Humanities? Would you like to learn about the different
impacts that the EU has on human rights worldwide? Frame has created a
MASSIVE OPEN ONLINE COURSE (MOOC) ON THE EU AND HUMAN RIGHTS, a free online course for anyone interested! Read more |
ANOSR: The students want fair and well-funded universities
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For the academic year 2015-2016, students in Romania wish to learn in
fair universities - in which the acts of corruption are unheard of and
where the terms "plagiarism" and "bribe" are not tolerated. They want
to learn in well-funded universities - accordingly to their needs and
performances, universities that are capable of providing quality
education, with sufficient scholarships that cover the monthly expenses
for accommodation and meals, where accommodation is sufficient for all
students who request it and it provides decent living and study
conditions, where allowances for transport are provided for all students
throughout the academic year and where the laboratories, study halls
and libraries are equipped with appropriate and up to date teaching
materials.
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SKRVS: Awarding the Jan Opletal Prize to mark the International Students' Day
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 This
month, in the Czech Republic, major historical milestones in the
history of the country will be commemorated, but also moments that had
significantly contributed to students. On the 17th November we will
mark the Day of Struggle for Freedom and Democracy which is celebrated
worldwide as the International Students' Day. Read more |
Education - the most powerful weapon to change the world?
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 Approximately
100 students from all over Europe gathered in Brussels for the 30th
European Students' Convention. Among other issues, we discussed the
refugee situation and the role that student unions and higher education
institutions could play in the mitigation. By and large, the scale of
the refugee situation has taken Europe by surprise. Although with the
cuts of many European countries, Finland now sadly among them, to
development cooperation and humanitarian aid, it was only a matter of
time. Read more |
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ESU in the Press
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Upcoming Events
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Sustainability of Quality Assurance in Higher Education in Moldova
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 After
3 years of successful implementation of QUAEM project, the time has
come to think about the sustainability of its results and to plan future
actions. During a two-day meeting in Chisinau ESU, together with
representatives of Moldovan students, universities and QUAEM partners,
looked into possibilities for further development of Quality Assurance
in Moldovan Higher Education. A particular attention has been given to
enhancing the student's involvement and building capacity of the
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