[…]and the taxpayer fund our higher education institutions. It is crucial that we have trust in their governance. Students in Ireland currently pay the second highest fees in Europe and now we are concerned how these fees are being spent. Before there can be any decision made on a new model to fund higher education we must have full faith that good governance and accountability procedures are being adhered to in our higher education institutions. Hoey continued to raise concerns that “While investigations into these allegations is being made, it would be reckless for our Government to rush into any […]
[…]public investment has not kept pace with the growth in student numbers, falling by 20% per student in the past decade. The system is grossly underfunded and deeply needs increased public investment. She continued “Loan schemes and graduate taxes don’t work – they simply saddle graduates with enormous debts at the start of their careers. Graduate taxes can easily be seen as an invitation to emigrate. Places like Denmark and Germany, which offer high quality courses in English, funded publicly, are becoming increasingly attractive to Irish students who understand the burden of fees on their families – we’re in danger […]
[…]in Society’. The first seminar takes place this Monday in University College Cork at 7.30pm in the O’Rahilly Building. The purpose of the seminars is to generate a discussion around questions such as: What is it like to be a woman in Ireland today? Do we still need feminism? Why aren’t women represented more in the media and in politics? The seminars will feature a range of female speakers from different backgrounds who are working in leadership positions. USI hopes that these seminars will help to increase dialogue around gender equality issues on campuses across the country. Speakers at Monday’s […]
[…]will be reviewed by a ‘rapid’ working group. USI president Síona Cahill reacted to the news, saying: “The Oireachtas committee on the eighth amendment was clear that access to contraception needed to be immediately reviewed, particularly regarding cost. Students as a cohort have already been failed by a lack of sexual health education at post-primary level, and we are still being failed when it comes to actual access to contraceptives, and cost is most certainly a barrier.” The USI believes that the ability to choose contraception is imperative for all students and those who are sexually […]
[…]heavily at the time by many groups including USI. The decision resulted in a 5% reduction in the number of students applying for postgraduate courses. The postgraduate grant, which will be available for postgraduate students entering college in September 2017, was announced in Budget 2018 and came after a prolonged campaign by USI on the issue. The programme for a Partnership Government contained a commitment “to increase support for postgraduates with a particular focus on those from low income households.” The grant is one of a number of changes designed to support the most vulnerable groups enrolled in third level […]
