In the first days of April, 120 students and 33 academic staff from Ukraine gathered in Kiev to discuss how to set up student societies and implement student led activities using the results of IMPRESS - a  project co-funded by TEMPUS Programme. More...

Our Chairperson, Fernando Galan represented the European Students’ Union at the 25th Session of the Council of Europe Standing Conference of Ministers of Education taking place between 11-12 April 2016.
Following the launch of the Council of Europe Reference Framework of Competences for Democratic Culture, the conference adopted a Declaration on "Securing democracy through education". More...

In time for the final seminar of the EUROGRADUATE project, the feasibility report is published and available for download.
High hopes are placed in the social and individual outcomes of higher education which is expected to boost innovation and growth, foster employability and reduce unemployment, and add to social inclusion by being available to an ever larger proportion of the population. At the same time hardly any comparable data on Europe’s HE graduates exists to monitor and analyse if and how higher education can have the expected benefits. More...

From March 25 to June 4, The National Alliance of Student Organizations in Romania (ANOSR) will hold 6 debates on topics of interest for the Romanian higher education system in 6 different cities (Timișoara, Iași, Sibiu, Cluj-Napoca, Suceava, Alba Iulia), during the second edition of the Bologna in Universities project. These events are listed in the calendar of activities organised under the aegis of the National Debate for Education and Research - "Romania Educated", conducted by the Presidential Administration. More...

Download here ESU's response to the Skills Agenda consultation paper(s) sent to the EQF AG (DG EMPL) and the BFUG (DG EAC).
ESU emphasizes that employability is a broad concept which includes subject-specific, methodological, social and individual competences which enable graduates to successfully take up and pursue a profession/employment and empower their lifelong-learning. Employability is also about making graduates more likely to gain employment in their chosen field(s), being able to create/start new businesses, and being able to develop and succeed in their occupations. More...

The second edition of the manual on European Recognition for Higher Education Institutions has been published on the STREAM platform.The ‘EAR HEI’ manual is based on the European Area of Recognition (EAR) manual published in 2012, which aimed to streamline recognition practices at the level of the ENIC-NARIC networks (the national information centres on recognition). This EAR manual was based on the Lisbon Recognition Convention and its subsidiary texts, and in addition on recommendations from projects, working groups and on publications. More...

SFS have been working tightly with the QA agency and institutions to develop the new QA system. We are happy to finally get a system in place stressing the internal QA system of institutions, which up until now has been either non-existing or unsystematic. The most important issue for the Swedish students is the implementation of student-centered learning through pedagogical development. All students have the right to a well-structured and student-centered learning process, and we rely on the QA system to strive for such a development. More...

On 21st March ESU celebrated the International Day for the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination. ESU’s Vice-Chairpersons, Lea Meister and Blazhe Todorovski encouraged students to stand up against racism and discrimination on campus and beyond and to share their experiences using #everydayracism and #studentsagainstracism. More...

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the ASEF Summer University Programme, ASEF will organise a 2-week educational train journey for students and young professionals on the topic “Gateways to Asia and Europe: Connectivity by Land, Sea and Air” in August/September through China, Mongolia and the Russian Federation. More...