Budget | Union of Students in Ireland

The Coalition for Publicly Funded Higher Education call for immediate governmental investment in third level education sector

Sep 29, 2016 | Academic Affairs, Budget, Funding

The Coalition for Publicly Funded Higher Education, a group comprising of USI, SIPTU, IFUT, IMPACT and TUI is urging all political parties to support the publicly-funded third level education option put forward in the Cassells report, and to avoid an income-contingent...

USI support INMO protest as 93% of Student Nurses say they have thought about emigrating

Sep 27, 2016 | Budget, Featured, Funding, Health

The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) is supporting The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) in their protest outside the Dáil calling for the restoration of incremental credit for nurses and midwives who graduated between 2011 and 2015 on Tuesday the 27th...

USI announce their national demo expected to draw 5,000 students

Sep 26, 2016 | Academic Affairs, Budget, Featured, Funding

The Union of Students in Ireland announced their national demonstration this morning, Monday, at Stephen’s Green. The national demonstration, which is expected to draw over 5,000 students from across Ireland, will take place on the 19th October. USI are urging...

USI Launches Student Pre-Budget Submission

Sep 6, 2016 | Budget, Featured, Funding

The Union of Students in Ireland launched its Pre-Budget Submission outside Leinster House at 8:30am on Tuesday the 6th September. The proposals in the submission include a €500 minimum reduction in fees; a €140 million investment in higher education; reinstating...

60% of Parents Get into Debt Funding Third Level Education

Aug 18, 2016 | Academic Affairs, Budget, Featured, Funding

The Irish League of Credit Unions has launched the results of the 2016 Cost of Third Level Education Study which surveyed 1,000 Irish adults over the age of 18 with Marketing Research Company iReach. The research found that 60% of parents get into debt funding third...

58% of Students Miss Meals to Stay in College!

Jun 13, 2016 | Budget, Featured, Funding, Health, RELEASES

58.1% of students miss meals to stay in college, according to new research released today by the Union of Students in Ireland who had more than 870 responses to a national survey of students. More than a third (38.7%) of students said they go hungry to fund or stay...