All-Island Civic Dialogue – USI Address
Oisín Hassan, USI Vice President for Academic Affairs. All-Island Civic Dialogue on Brexit. Mon, April 30th 2018 – Dundalk Institute of Technology. “My name’s Oisín Hassan, and I’m the Vice President for Academic Affairs with the Union of Students in...
“Student loans are off the table” – USI welcomes statement by Minister
The Union of Students in Ireland has cautiously welcomed a statement from the Minister of State for Higher Education, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, that no plan exists inside her department for the introduction of a student loan scheme ‘for the near future’.
Student Teachers Placement Report Launched
42% of student teachers consider dropping out due to financial pressures The full report can be downloaded here. The Union of Students in Ireland (USI), alongside trade unions ICTU, TUI, ASTI and INTO, released a report today detailing that 42% of student teachers...
USI Condemns €450 Exam Fee Placed On Students
The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) stands in solidarity with Trinity College Dublin Students’ Unions (TCDSU) after the announcement that Trinity students will be expected to pay a flat fee of €450 for supplement exams from 2019 onwards, following a decision of the...