[…]at a staggering rate [In Dublin, rent for purpose-built student accommodation costs over €800 per month] SUSI grants are not linked to the cost of living and the system is too rigid Postgraduate grants should be reinstated to pre-2012 rates Back To Education Allowance should be increased to support students with attending college Apprenticeship fees were introduced in 2012, we believe they should be abolished USI President, Lorna Fitzpatrick said: “Students are politically active, now more than ever. We are a force to be reckoned with and will no longer lay down while the Government take advantage of our vulnerability. […]
[…]international students are included in the COVID-19 crisis planning on the back of the worrying information revealed in the survey, according to ICOS and the Union of Students in Ireland (USI). One-in-five third-level international students have lost their jobs but are unable to access the Pandemic Unemployment Payment, according to the research among third-level and English language students about their wellbeing during COVID-19. As well as job losses, the pandemic is having a serious impact on international students getting part-time jobs and enough hours to support their studies, many are even struggling to obtain a PPS Number, while 67 per […]
[…]the referendum to remove the Eighth Amendment. USI is the national representative body for the 374,000 students in third level education on the Island of Ireland, and is a member of the national civil society campaign, Together For […]
[…]to end precarity in higher education. Invest in public research and public-public partnerships for research, including frontier research. The full Seanad motion is […]
[…]Doyle added, “With a 45% increase in the value of food and drink exports achieved since 2009, Ireland’s agri-food sector has been a driving force of export growth and national economic recovery. The sectors performance and associated increased employment opportunities have resulted in a huge surge in enrolment numbers for agricultural and agri food courses. The Irish government needs to ensure equality of access to third level education for low income farm families to fully deliver on the potential and growth opportunities in the sector.” The agri-food sector in Ireland contributes a value of €26bn (gross turnover) to the national […]
