A new leadership for ESU has been chosen
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BUDAPEST - Rok Primozic, from Slovenia, has been elected as a new Chairperson of the European Students' Union (ESU). Along with Primozic, two Vice-Chairpersons and seven Executive Commitee members were also chosen at the 64th Board Meeting of ESU taking place in Budapest, Hungary, from 26 to 28 April.
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Four policy papers adopted at ESU's Board Meeting
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BUDAPEST - After a year of intensive work, the highest decision making body of the European Students Union (ESU) has discussed thoroughly and adopted four core policy papers on higher education. Go to full article
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Alternatives to student loans must be considered
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BUDAPEST - Students want more investments in the grant system for higher education in Europe much rather than to introduce a new loan scheme like the European Commission has proposed. They demand that the European Parliament and Council look at alternative measures on how student mobility can be enhanced instead of including the loan facility in the Erasmus for all programme starting in 2014. Go to full article
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SAGE training: No jobs, no solution
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BUDAPEST - Students' perspectives need to be brought to decision makers in order to support the policy-making processes for sustainable higher education reforms. Therefore, ESU's project called Student Advancement of Graduates Employability (SAGE) provides an important input to the current educational reforms as it addresses the question of why employability shouldn't only be defined accordingly to labour market's terms. Go to full article
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The Erasmus funding gap must be eliminated
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BRUSSELS - Students have been given a new hope that the uncertainty arising from the EU's budget negotiations on education and youth may soon be eradicated. A new agreement might take care of the 126 million euros that are needed for the Lifelong learning and Erasmus programmes this year. Go to full article
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Students say no to a shrunken Erasmus budget
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BRUSSELS - The European Students' Union (ESU) is deeply disappointed that billions of euros might be slashed from the original budget proposal for education and youth in the EU's multiannual financial framework from 2014 to 2020 because of the austerity demand set by the European Council in February. Go to full article
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A double tuition system in Switzerland hurts student mobility efforts
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BERN - A decision to double or even triple the tuition fees paid by students whose parents do not pay taxes in Switzerland would diminish the country's international student population, reduce cultural diversity and hurt any attempts to attract talented people from all over the world. This is the opinion of the European Students' Union (ESU). Go to full article
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Education should be protected from austerity
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BRUSSELS - The European Students' Union (ESU) welcomes the idea of making 2013 a European Year of Citizens and urges decision-makers to reflect on how their policies affect societies in Europe. Go to full article
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Participate in a survey on student guidance in your university
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BRUSSELS - The Stay In project aims at designing and developing services capable of supporting students in higher education during their academic career, for example by offering them guidance on how to access available and prospective opportunities within universities and in relevant communities. Guidance is conceived as personalised support for each student to tackle potential obstacles that could possibly lead to his or her disengagement and drop-out. Go to full article
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Ukrainian students must enjoy democratic rights
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KIEV - The European Students' Union (ESU) is appalled by the Ministry of Education and Science's attempt to influence the work of Ukraine's student bodies. Go to full article
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Disappointing move by the Icelandic parliament
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REYKJAVIK - "We find it very unfortunate and discouraging that the Icelandic Parliament did not realise the importance of adopting a legal bill that would have improved the financial situation of students greatly," says Karina Ufert, Chairperson of the European Students' Union (ESU). Go to full article
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Student benefits cause a populist overreaction
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COPENHAGEN - The European Students' Union (ESU) is dismayed by the political debate in Denmark where the Liberal and People's Party have used a recent judgment by the European Court of Justice as a lame excuse to attack international students residing in the country. Go to full article
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