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ESU stands in solidarity with UK students in expressing disappointment over Brexit outcome
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The quality of higher education is ensured in relatively similar ways
across Europe. Nonetheless, to safeguard efficient quality
assurance(QA), there is widespread consensus that approaches to QA need
to be tailored to disciplinary, institutional and national contexts and
cultures.
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ESU welcomes the new Skills Agenda but warns it can become a double edge sword
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 The
new Skills Agenda for Europe could become a double edge sword if it is
not aligned with other Commission initiatives such as the Paris
Declaration. Clear targets need to be set on those relevant skills
for active citizenship and living together in our modern societies.
Our education and training systems should reflect the model of society
that we want for Europe: one where critical minds participate actively
in their diverse and inclusive communities. |
Call for proposals: 2016 EQAF "Quality in context - embedding improvement"
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quality of higher education is ensured in relatively similar ways
across Europe. Nonetheless, to safeguard efficient quality
assurance(QA), there is widespread consensus that approaches to QA need
to be tailored to disciplinary, institutional and national contexts and
cultures. |
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The application process to attend OpenCon 2016 is now open
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OpenCon 2016 will take place on November 12-14 in Washington,
DC. and seeks to bring together effective, engaged students and early
career academic professionals from around the world to advance Open
Access, Open Education, and Open Data-regardless of their ability to
pay for travel costs. The conference is hosted by SPARC and the Right
to Research Coalition.
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Call for Head of Secretariat
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ESU is looking for a team player to fill the position of the
Head of Secretariat at its headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. The Head
of Secretariat will be responsible for maintaining financial,
accounting and administrative in order to meet internal and legal
requirements.
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The European Students' Union is looking for a creative and
dynamic team player to fill the position of Project Manager at its
headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. The Programme Manager will be in
charge of a project tackling inclusion of refugees in Europe which
includes a re-granting scheme for our member organisations.
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Call for Communications Intern
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The European Students' Union is looking for a creative and
dynamic team player to fill the position of Communications Intern at
its headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.
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EQUIP project moves to its second phase of activities
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On 6-7 June, the EQUIP project organised its final training workshop on
the ESG 2015, after two other workshops and two webinars. Over the
past six months, under the framework of EQUIP project, five events
brought together representatives from higher education institutions and
Quality Assurance agencies, as well as students and voices from the
labour market to discuss and share good practices on topics such as
internal and external quality assurance, student-centred learning and
the review and monitoring of programmes. |
National Union of Students UK. Glasgow Student Saved from Deportation
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NUS Scotland welcomed some positive news in the ongoing campaign to
save Glasgow student Lord Elias Mensah Apetsi from deportation. The
Home Office has withdrawn the decision to refuse Lord's human rights
claim, and the refusal to revoke his deportation order, they will be
reconsidering his case. Before the Home Office's deportation order,
which was made without all the facts being presented and considered -
Lord, a Master's Student at Strathclyde University, Glasgow, had just
been voted 'Student of the Year'. During his ordeal he was caring for
two young children, his son and stepson. |
Return of the Legend of the Student Movement in Belarus
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Belarusian Students' Association revives its
activity by combining the experience of past generations with the
energy of the new cohort of student activists. |
The best teachers in Romania have been rewarded by students
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What defines a great professor? A Bologna Professor - or a Cool
Teacher, as we call him - is that great individual passionate about
education, the teacher who enlightens young minds, a partner of the
students in the educational process. |
Long meetings and great successes - European Students' Union's Board Meeting 70
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Siiri Nousiainen, Alviina Alametsä and Cecilia Pellosniemi
participated as representatives of SYL in the board meeting (BM) and the
BM seminar Global Student Voice of the European Students' Union (ESU)
on 9 to 14 May in Bergen, Norway. As members of ESU, national students'
unions from all around Europe gather twice a year to decide on, for
instance, our common policies on EU advocacy and electing the members of
ESU's Executive Committee (EC). |
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