[…]for much more money than EU students. Students from overseas pay enormous fees to study in Ireland, and Brexit may well make Ireland even more attractive. – USI has always welcomed students from across the world, and entirely understands the attractiveness of Ireland as a place to study. We are concerned by the prospect of students from overseas being exploited to alleviate the underinvestment in Ireland. As supporters of the local economy in this country, we worry that we are in danger of creating a college system which can’t afford to cater for the educational needs of Irish students, but […]
[…]explore the experiences of postgraduate students in Ireland, in particular in relation to income and living standards. This survey is intended to form the basis for a campaign to be rolled out by USI and SIPTU. We want to hear from you! ⏳ This survey takes approximately 5 minutes to complete and will give your National Union the data we need to advocate for improved working and living standards! The Survey is available here […]
[…]youth groups including the National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI), the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) and SpunOut.ie today (20.05.14) called on young people to make sure they use their vote in the upcoming local, European and by-elections. “Up to 458,000 young people aged 18-25 have the right to vote in these elections. Significant numbers of these are floating voters, with the latest polls indicating that up to 40% of young voters remain undecided just one week before the vote.* “These floating voters will support candidates committed to addressing the core issues impacting on the lives of young people […]
[…]The people who supported SPUC against students. The people who look at the more equal Ireland and its improving – but nowhere near perfect – opportunities for students in 2015 and wish it was a little bit more like 1983. The people who want students to meekly, silently do what they are told, to pay their fees, to do graduate work for Job Bridge wages. They benefit from a weakened student movement. They benefit from UCC outside USI. They benefit – but students lose […]
[…]over a period of six years. The Student Contribution Charge is abnormally high by European standards, and second only to the United Kingdom within in the EU. Public benefits include the additional income tax as a result of higher earnings, additional social security contributions and low reliance on social welfare; and lower social transfer expenditure. Many supportive public representatives have expressed a hesitation that the state cannot afford an immediate investment of €1.26bn, which has been identified by the ‘Investing In National Ambition’ as the amount of additional public funding required to run a high-quality higher education sector. USI emphasises […]
