General: Nominations for the USI officer board elections are open. For information as to how to participate, click here. Nominations for the Student Achievement Awards Ireland 2017 are now open. Click here for more information and to enter. USI attended WIT Students’ Union class representative council and a Repeal the 8th debate hosted by WIT FLAC society. USI hosted a meeting in IT Blanchardstown for Students’Union Officers to discuss policies and motions for USI Congress 2017. USI held a National Council meeting in IT Blanchardstown where Students’Union Officers discussed campaigns, academic affairs, welfare, equality and national issues. Policy and Campaigns: The Vice President […]
You can download a copy of the new Finance and Accommodation Guide here >> USI and RTB Finance and Accommodation Guide 2017 The Finance and Accommodation Guide details the rights students have as tenants, and it is particularly useful for students who are renting for the first time. The guide notes the need to ensure you have a record of all payments, including rent, either electronically via bank transfer or within a rent book provided by your landlord. There is a rent book also available within the guide. While there is no legal obligation for a landlord to provide […]
Every year, a small number of unscrupulous people seek to prey on students seeking accommodation with frauds and scams intended to trick you out of your money in return for nothing. When looking to lease directly from a property owner, you should always personally inspect the property, seek assurances about the ownership of the property and never agree to transfer money in advance for the purposes of securing accommodation. Be certain that the person showing you the property is the owner or authorised by the owner to show you the property. We recommend that in other cases, all students use […]
The winners of this year’s Student Switch Off campaign (halls that saved the most energy) in Ireland were awarded their prizes earlier this month. At the National University of Galway, we were accompanied by the Environmental Health and Safety Manger Lorraine Rushe who said: “This is the second year that this campaign has been run in NUI Galway and it has been a huge success. It creates awareness and empowers the students to take responsibility for the way in which they live and encourages them to reduce their impact on the environment and associated costs. We can all learn from these initiatives […]
Job Title Student Housing Project Executive Salary €35,000 p/a Responsible to General Manager Place of Work Dublin (with work in institutions across Ireland) Hours of work 40 hours per week – Monday to Friday Period of Contract Initially fixed term for 12 months – this post is dependent on external funding which is currently in place. Additional Hours The post holder will also be required to work occasional evenings and weekends to meet organisational objectives with a flexible time-off in lieu system in operation. Background to USI USI is the national representative body for 354,000 students in third-level education on the Island of Ireland. […]
