Nominations re-open Nominations for the position of VP Welfare have reopened today, Tuesday 25th February, 2014. Nominations must be submitted prior to 5.30pm on Friday 7th March 2014. Candidates must be nominated by two member organisations which are in benefit. Nominations must be presented on the headed paper of the member organisation and signed by the President of the member organisation. Nominations may be submitted by bemailing a scanned copy of the nominations to elections@usi.ie or by facsimile to +353 (1) 447 5081 marked for the attention of Elections Committee. Candidates are required to submit documentation proving their membership of USI prior to the close […]
[…]with Mediaplanet UK & Ireland for their Diversity & Inclusion publication which launched today. USI Vice President for Equality & Citizenship, Aisling Cusack was featured in this publication, speaking about USI’s role in leading positive change since it was founded in 1959. Others featured in this were; Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, Samaritans and Engineers Ireland, just to name a few. This publication speaks about issues such as: Women in STEM, gender inequality, LGBT issues and much more. This publication can be accessed […]
[…]for Equality & Citizenship in association with the USI Executive Team to take lead in running a Sustainability Festival that will target the Sustainable Development Goals as the primary point of focus for educating on the event. Congress Further Mandates: That the event ran, explores options to set a standard in sustainability and running events sustainably, targeting 0-waste as a benchmark. 2021 CZN 3 The Hostile Environment and Higher Education Proposed By Queen’s University Belfast Students’ Union Aontas na Mac Léinn Ollscoil na Banríona Congress recognises: The UK’s hostile environment policy, formed through a number of discriminatory immigration laws, means […]
[…]resistance of the local community protesting against over-concentration of students in that area. Today, the Hall that accommodates 1,000 students is well integrated into community and offers student housing in a convenient location. Diverse and well-balanced local communities have a great potential for regeneration, civic activities and engagement.’ The Union noted that with the integrated national approach to student accommodation reflected in regional policies, both Councils and An Bord Pleanála have been equipped with tools to ensure balanced development of the communities and take a strategic approach to spatial distribution and concentration of particular social groups, particularly students, who are […]
[…]be a wakeup call to the HSE. They have a unique opportunity, which is not available to overseas recruiters, yet they continue each year to leave it too late to recruit, and then engage in a process which is not efficient or encouraging to graduating Irish nurses and midwives.” USI is the national representative body for the 354,000 students in third level education on the Island of Ireland. USI are a membership organisation – our members are our affiliated Students’ Unions around Ireland, North and South. See INMO full release and further information here. According to the USI research, 95% of student […]
