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ESU mulls over financial future of students
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TALLINN - Financing of higher education is the main topic of the ESU seminar, organised in the wake of Board Meeting 60 of the European Students' Union (ESU), taking place from 2 to 4 May in Tallinn. Universities all over Europe contemplate or have already set higher tuition fees, mainly as a result of decreasing government subsidies. ESU will address the question on how this development should be tackled as an increase in tuition fees and study costs is causing problems in terms of accessibility of higher education. Read more
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"First EU-China bridge of friendship blocked"
| BEIJING - The European Students' Union (ESU) participated in the opening ceremony of the EU-China Year of Youth, from 21 to 28 February, which formally opened the EU-China Year of Youth and which aims to 'build bridges of friendship' between youth organisations from China and the EU. However, internet restrictions in China on social media and other website pages made and will make it difficult to actually do this. Read more
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Romanian students defend students participation
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BUCHAREST - A new piece of legislation on Higher Education has recently come into effect in Romania. While students are said to be government partners in this law, they face curtailments of legal guarantees of participation in higher education institutions governance. Romanian students protested against these new developments several times in March. Read more
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ESU slams slow progress of Bologna Process
| GODOLLO - The Bologna Follow Up Group, which met on 17-18 March in Godollo in Hungary, failed to re-vamp the Bologna Process which overall aim is to harmonise the European Higher Education Area (EHEA). Bert Vandenkendelaere, Chairperson of the European Students' Union (ESU) said: "Although progress in implementing the Bologna reforms continues to be slow, the meeting showed little appetite for proposing concrete initiatives which could lead to a change in this lingering situation." Read more
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| ESU is disappointed by persisting gender pay gap | BRUSSELS - National Equal Pay Day in Belgium, taking place on 25 March, highlights the fact that women still earn - on average in Europe - 17.5% less than men for the same work. European Students Union's (ESU) Chairperson Bert Vandenkendelaere said: "It is time for government leaders to realise we do not live in the middle ages anymore and address this problem properly." Read more
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Create your account on www.esu-online.org
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BRUSSELS - Do not forget to create your own personal account on the NEW website of the European Student's Union and send an email with your name to secretariat@esu-online.org if you want to be linked to your own Union. Go and check it out on www.esu-online.org.
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Job vacancy: ESU searches a development officer
| BRUSSELS - The European Students' Union (ESU) is looking to reinforce its team with a Development Officer (DO) at its headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. For the detailed job description, please click here. Deadline is 31 March 2011, so be quick!
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The European Students' Union, headquartered in Brussels, is the umbrella organisation of 45 National Unions of Students from 38 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.
Dear readers,
Please send us articles on your activities, campaigns or events that might be interesting for ESU's monthly newsletter, or send your newsletters regularly to the following address: secretariat@esu-online.org. Find out more about ESU on www.esu-online.org.
 
For more information, contact:
Marianne Slegers, Communications Manager ESU:
marianne@esu-online.org
+ 32 473 669 894
+ 32 270 648 26
Twitter: ESUtwt
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Tel: +32 2 502 2362
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