[…]discusses the work of the DUWO (a Dutch student-housing corporation set up after the Second World War to assist with a huge lack of student accommodation in the Netherlands) and the establishment of an Irish Student Housing Trust. This would act as a long-term comprehensive solution to the accommodation problem, which is adaptable, and student focused. It must be noted that this ambitious request will not occur overnight, but should be considered by the Government as an extensive long-term goal by 2027 but must begin immediately. The recommendations can be found on the following pages and outline the key tasks […]
[…]in Ireland (USI) spoke out against The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) today, calling them fundamentally anti-democratic and toxic to European societies. TTIP is a number of trade negotiations taking place mostly confidentially between Europe and the US. TTIP’s bi-lateral trade agreement is to break or reduce the regulatory trade barriers for large corporations, such as food safety law, environmental legislation and the sovereign powers of individual nations can potentially be hugely compromised. The Union of Students in Ireland said there are six key areas of Irish, and indeed European, societies that can be warped because of TTIP, including […]
[…]in Ireland (USI) spoke out against The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) today, calling them fundamentally anti-democratic and toxic to European societies. TTIP is a number of trade negotiations taking place mostly confidentially between Europe and the US. TTIP’s bi-lateral trade agreement is to break or reduce the regulatory trade barriers for large corporations, such as food safety law, environmental legislation and the sovereign powers of individual nations can potentially be hugely compromised. The Union of Students in Ireland said there are six key areas of Irish, and indeed European, societies that can be warped because of TTIP, including […]
[…]experience of leadership in advancing gender equality, and this will be included in the recruitment criteria. The gender equality review, commissioned by the Higher Education Authority (HEA), began in September 2015, and the report published today includes objectives, recommendations, proposed timings and key performance indicators for all relevant stakeholders in the higher education sector. It also contains an in-depth analysis of the gender balance of higher education staff across all grades of employment, as well as management teams, academic councils and governing boards. The report is available on the HEA’s website, www.hea.ie. Key Statistics / Findings from the […]
