The Department for Education (DfE) is inviting responses to a technical consultation to inform the development of the Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework (TEF) at subject level (Note 1). It is keen to hear from higher education providers, students, employers and others with an interest in learning, teaching and student information. The consultation will close on 21 May 2018. More...
Between 18 and 24 of February, 31 student representatives and young activists met at the European Youth Center in Budapest (EYCB) for the study session “A change of perspective: Queer Feminist principles as the fabric of a modern, peaceful and socially just European Society” organised by the European Students’ Union (ESU) in cooperation with the Council of Europe. More...
The European Students Union (ESU) and the Student Council for Higher Education of the Slovak Republic (ŠRVŠ) abhor the murder of Ján Kuciak and his fiancée. This act of violence is of deep concern to all who believe in transparency and open democracy. Journalism is a critical aspect of accountability and democracy and it must be protected as such.
Sadly, this is not a single or isolated case, as journalists have been, and are being, threatened worldwide. It is totally unacceptable that over 1200 journalists have been murdered since 1992 according to the Committee to Protect Journalists.
The murder of Ján Kuciak, PhD student at Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, taking place shortly after journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia murder in Malta last year, represents the dangers many journalists bravely face in uncovering truth and informing societies. More...
In February 2018, the European Students’ Union (ESU) participated in two consultation meetings organised by the European Commission concerning the proposal of the European Education Area (EEA) by 2025. On the 2nd of May, the Commision will issue an “educational package” which will include the first recommendations for achieving the EEA. More...
On this [and any other] day, we must allow the voice of all women to be heard, especially the voice of women from minority backgrounds and who usually face intersectional discrimination. On this day I would like to give a voice to the child inside of me, a child that grew up feeling ashamed and embarrassed for being a poor Roma from the rural area of Romania. More...
The 35th edition of the European Students’ Convention (ESC) is taking place from 13th to 17th March of 2018 at the Tallinn University of Technology (TUT) Innovation and Business Centre Mektory. Organised by the Association of Estonian Student Unions (Eesti Üliõpilaskondade Liit – EUL) and the European Students Union (ESU), the event gathers over 100 student representatives from local, national and international levels from all over Europe. More...
The European Students’ Union (ESU) is opening the second edition of the small grants programme ‘Together, Moving Forward’, empowering positive refugee-host interactions across Europe. More...
This international conference presented new findings on the social situation of students in Europe. It marked the publication of the EUROSTUDENT VI final report and the EUROSTUDENT VI database. Data shows that a real implementation of the Social Strategy of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) is needed. More...
Members of the European Students’ Union (ESU) Quality Assurance Expert Pool met in Brussels between 26-27 February. The meeting, targeted in particular new members of the Pool. It was an opportunity for members to receive advice on core competencies for reviewers and on the use of transferable skills acquired through their involvement in quality assurance. The event also generated discussions on student centred learning and the role of formal procedures in quality assurance. More...From 15 to 16 February 2018, the 2nd plenary meeting of the Council of Europe (CoE) Platform on Ethics, Transparency and Integrity in Education (ETINED) took place in the premises of the CoE in Strasbourg. The European Students’ Union (ESU) was present as an observer to the Steering Committee for Educational Policy and Practice (CDPPE). More.../https%3A%2F%2Fprofilepics.canalblog.com%2Fprofilepics%2F1%2F0%2F1076071.jpg)
