The REF Equality and Diversity Advisory Panel (EDAP) has been established to advise the UK higher education funding bodies, the REF team and the REF panels on the implementation of equality measures in the REF. The panel will advise on the development of the full range of measures to promote equality and diversity in the REF, and to demonstrate the UK funding bodies’ commitment to equality and diversity in research careers. More...
ESU’s Executive Committee Member Beth Button attended UNESCO’s Collective Consultation Meeting of NGO’s working towards Education 2030. The meeting took place between 8-9 May in Siem Reap, Cambodia. This group meets every 2-3 years, bringing together civil society organisations who are working to further progress on the Sustainable Development Goals relating to education, and is a key UNESCO mechanism for strengthened dialogue, common reflection and revitalized partnerships. More...The European Students’ Union Executive Committee (EC) opens the call for the positions of Membership Coordinator, Equality Coordinator and Human Rights and Solidarity CoordinatorThe European Students’ Union (ESU) calls on the European Commission to increase accessibility and quality of the ERASMUS+ programme, providing more opportunities for students and staff members from underrepresented backgrounds to participate in mobility programmes.Are you interested in conducting quality assurance reviews and trainings, and in learning more about quality assurance in Europe?
Seven distinguished personalities have been conferred Honorary Fellowships by the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) in recognition of their extraordinary contribution to international lifelong learning. All seven have, over long careers, made a substantial impact in relation to UIL’s mandate in research, capacity building, networking and publication in lifelong learning, with a focus on adult and continuing education, literacy and non-formal basic education. More...
By Adam Frogley. The 26th of May also known as national Sorry Day, a day of sorrow for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples was the date chosen by the Referendum Council to release of the Uluru Statement - from the heart from the recent Constitutional Convention. The one page statement was an attempt to draw consensus from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander delegates and their communities on the issue of constitutional recognition. More...
By Adam Frogley. The NTEU National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Unit has undertaken an analysis of the changes to ISSP program funding for this financial year (and forward estimates) and examines the funding attributed to the former funding lines including, the Indigenous Support Program (ISP), the Commonwealth Scholarships Program (CSP) and the Indigenous Tutorial Assistance Scheme - Tutorial Tuition (ITAS-TT) with comparison to this current financial year. More...
By Corey Rabaut. You may have recently heard that the NTEU made an application for ongoing work on behalf of a group of members who work in the Vet Hospital. The NTEU made applications on behalf of members and I am pleased to announce that 100% of applicants were successful in moving from insecure work to ongoing. More...
By Jen T. Kwok. The Australian Government wants to proceed with signing the PACER-plus agreement, even though both Papua New Guinea and Fiji have withdrawn and claim that the trade deal would hurt their infant industries. More...
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