On 18 and 19 September, ESU was present at the final project management meeting of the QAREER (Quality Assurance in Career Services in Higher Education) project. The aim of the work that ESU has been contributing to has been to collect best practices and know-how in order to form the Guidelines for Quality Assurance of career service in Higher Education (QACS) in Europe. More...
Students are increasingly interested in the issue of social responsibility when choosing the universities they want to study in. They want to have a positive impact on their communities, instead of replicating old models that do not work. The European Students' Union is part of ESSA project – addressing this need. More...
ESU representatives facilitated discussions and advocated on how students’ learning experience can be enriched with validation of competences/skills gained in non-formal and informal learning (NFIL). Representatives also highlighted the importance of all stakeholders’ commitment to work on recognition of NFIL. More...
During our 34th European Student Convention in Cardiff, taking place between 10-12 October 2017, student representatives from across Europe gathered to discuss the future of education across the EHEA – from language and environment, to ‘Brexit’ and Bologna. The event was organised by the National Union of Students in Wales (NUS-WALES) in collaboration with the European Students’ Union (ESU). More...
Learning with MOOCs for Professional Development is a four-week, self-paced course developed to enable people looking for work, thinking about a career change or students finishing their studies to assess their learning, appreciate their skills and plan next steps. This course could be useful for your students, clients or colleagues; helping them build their confidence, develop their digital skills and find online resources suitable for their own needs. More...
Lifelong learning is about more than diversifying the loci and modi of learning, more than expanding access and opportunity, more indeed than transferring primary agency from the educator to the learner. Its value is nothing less than the inspiration for a new idea of human society. Lifelong learning, like sustainable development, is a notional germ from which a different kind of society may sprout; one that values learning both for its uses and its own sake and that likewise values people both for what they do and who they are. More...
In recent decades, South-East Asia has undergone rapid economic growth and overall development. However, despite these positive macro trends, there are vast disparities between and within countries in terms of living standards and social and economic opportunities, resulting in a rise in inequality. Rapidly changing labour markets require constant up-skilling and re-skilling of the labour force. Moreover, the region has experienced significant population growth, with a substantial proportion of people under the age of 30 in some countries, and ageing populations in others. More...
More than 400 international stakeholders from 98 countries gathered today in Suwon, Republic of Korea, to review the implementation of adult learning and education across the world. At a global meeting organized jointly by the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) and the two cities of Suwon and Osan in the Republic of Korea, participants shared concerns about the mixed progress achieved in providing adult learning and education opportunities to youth and adults in different countries and regions of the world. This review of the sixth International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA VI) and its outcome document, the Belém Framework for Action, comes at a time when countries are working to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially SDG 4 on education and lifelong learning. More...
The power of adult learning can only be fully realized through a shared global vision. Adult learning and education (ALE) is dynamic; and, despite a growing focus on the acquisition of basic literacy and numeracy skills in recent decades, a wider understanding of the value and usefulness of ALE has been reflected in recent policy development. If we are to achieve a more inclusive, sustainable world, we must examine the progress made thus far in the field of ALE and find ways to respond to the outstanding challenges, taking into account local and regional context. More...
Over the last 30 years the assumed distinction between the private and public benefit of universities has been the basis for a withdrawal of public funding from universities. More...
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