[…]sector, according to the latest report by property website Daft.ie. Rents have gone over €1,000 a month nationwide for the first time since 2008. USI President, Kevin Donoghue, said the escalating cost of rent across Ireland is because of a chronic supply shortage and an increase in demand, which is forcing some students to commit to a lease they can’t afford, sleep on friends’ couches, live in poor quality accommodation or endure long commutes. “The lack of purpose-built on-campus accommodation, private sector rent increases and the shortage of rental properties continues to fuel a dropout culture in third level education.” […]
[…]year. With roughly 1350 participants, the overall cost of the grant was in the region of €860,000 per year. “Fluency is best achieved through submergence which is best refined by spending time in the Gaeltacht,” Annie Hoey, USI President, said. “There have been a lot of positive changes made to the leaving cert over the past few years, such as placing a greater focus on the oral element of the language. Verbal fluency in pupils is best refined when it stems from verbal fluency in teachers.” In May 2012, a Gaeltacht Placement Working Group report to the Teaching Council warned […]
[…]student perceptions and practices regarding sexual consent and misconduct. That survey received 6,000 responses, which shows this is a huge issue among students. “There must be a clear zero tolerance stance on sexual harassment and violence in third level education. We are glad to see that Minister Simon Harris is taking a keen interest in the recommendations put forward by the National Advisory Committee for ending sexual harassment and violence in third level education. The USI took part in a round table discussion with the Minister in July and is part of the group putting together a proposal on the […]
[…]now and what we can do, together, about it. ACT NOW: 1. Go straight to the application form 2. Read more about the Challenging the Crisis project 3. Book a workshop with our Coordinator Elaine Mahon 4. Like the Challenging the Crisis facebook page 5. Follow IDEA on Twitter for more updates. 6. Share this information with your networks. For more information please call us in the IDEA office (01-6618831) or email the programme coordinator Elaine […]
