Between 27-28 September 2018, the 63rd meeting of the Bologna Follow-Up Group (BFUG) took place in Vienna, Austria. Right after our European Students’ Convention 36 (ESC36), the three members of our presidency were ready to stand for the rights of 20 million students they represent. More...
‘Together, Moving Forward’: looking for new projects working with and for Student Refugees in Europe
ESU launched in May 2018 the first call of the year for projects for ‘Together, Moving Forward’, a programme supporting creative, valuable initiatives led by student and refugee organisations that tackle the main barriers limiting the access and inclusion of refugees and asylum seekers in education and society. Six projects were selected during the first round and are now ongoing in five different European countries (Belgium, Germany, UK, Czech Republic and Italy). More...
Training future Quality Assurance Student Experts in Riga
The event offered the chance to enhance their knowledge about Quality Assurance developments at the European level and master their skills so they can be further applied at national and international reviews. More...
ESC36: Students met in Vienna under the subject Higher Education as a ‘Public good, Public responsibility’
The main theme of the ESC36 was Higher Education as a ‘Public Good, Public Responsibility’, and focused on the importance of HE as a precious tool for the personal development of students but also as them taking responsibility in leading the change for the further development of Europe; taking a critical perspective and combating unfair situations, intolerance and populist movements. More...
ESU at the 19th University of Youth and Development with OBESSU
ESU at the National Correspondents for Qualifications Frameworks (QF-EHEA) meeting
On 4 September 2018, the European Students’ Union was represented by Gohar Hovhannisyan -Executive Committee member of ESU- at the National Correspondents for Qualifications Frameworks (QF-EHEA) meeting at the Council of Europe (CoE) in Strasbourg. More...
Students raise concerns about discrimination and homophobia in Romania
The National Alliance of Student Organisations in Romania (ANOSR) calls for tolerance and raises concerns regarding the constitutional referendum to be held between 6-7 October 2018, which is aimed to define the marriage as the union between “a male and a female” in opposition to the current definition as marriage “founded on the free consent of the spouses”. More...
‘Illegal and abusive’: Students in Romania condemn the working practices of ARACIS
Illegal and superficial assessments, open attacks against students who are critical with the agency’s activity, are continuously taking place and undermining any opportunity of improvement of the quality in Romanian universities. More...
Spanish Student Representatives to promote a new Universities Act
On 26 September 2018, CREUP’s Executive Committee (Coordinator of Student Representatives of Spanish Public Universities) attended the Spanish Parliament to present a new Universities Act project, driven by the Conference of Rectors of Spanish Universities and the Conference Board of Trustees. More...
Open Call: Training on Migration in Bosnia Herzegovina
The second training will take place between the 1st and the 4th of November in Banja Luka, in Bosnia Herzegovina. The session will focus on providing students with knowledge, skills and tools for a better inclusion of students who are refugees or with a migration background in higher education. More...