[…]value teaching excellence in higher education at a national level. Between now and May many thousands of students in higher education institutions both public and private have the opportunity to nominate their teachers that have made a real difference at a key transition in their learning journey through higher education. Perhaps it was when they first started college, changed courses, moved country to attend college or when they returned to education after a long absence. (‘teacher’ includes all those that are involved in teaching in higher education e.g. supervisors, librarians, tutors, technicians, instructors as well as lecturing staff). Award winners will be […]
[…]pushing the best and brightest to emigrate. USI fears graduates would be pushed out of the housing market as evidence from New Zealand shows that 51% of banks that received applications from clients with student debt had indicated that student loans were the contributing factor in rejecting finance – with 34% of those likely to be rejected being mortgages. The demonstration is supported by members of the Coalition for Publicly Funded Higher Education including the Irish Second Level Students’ Union, SIPTU, IMPACT, TUI, IFUT and the National Youth Council of Ireland. USI is campaigning for the Government to rule out […]
Minutes from the National Councils in August and September are now available on the USI Website. In future, all National Council documents will be available here in advance, along with information on accommodation and the itinerary for the event. The home for the National Council documents is in the ‘About USI’ section of the main menu Find the NC documents below For August For […]
[…]annum, students are already paying the second highest fees in Europe. It’s clear the government must act, and invest meaningfully in the present and the future of this country before it’s too late. Síona Cahill President Union of Students in […]
[…]the work that they have done as USI officers to the students of Ireland. In addition to the main business of National Council, the day before National Council contains meetings of working groups, committees and commissions which feed into the work of the Union. National Councils are held in member colleges, with each Students’ Union bidding to host the meeting. Members of the Officer Board are accommodated in budget accommodation nearby. [loop category=NC-Members module=b […]
