[…]is 13 June and for new applications is 1 August, 2014. SUSI encourages students to visit its website www.susi.ie to review the eligibility criteria for student grant funding. There is also information available on the SUSI website to assist students with making their […]
[…]and embed meaningful student engagement in future sectoral developments. NStEP has given a platform for partnership between staff and students and for collaborations between institutions, students’ unions and national agencies to enhance the student experience. It offers: High quality training to students through the development and implementation of a highly successful programme of Class Representative Training for undergraduate and postgraduate students. This empowers them to engage and support institutions to develop their processes of listening and responding to the student voice, recognising that students need to be supported to engage in decision making, feedback and strategy development. Institutional analysis to […]
The USI website has its default login locations blocked to deter bots and casual hacks. If you are authorised to access the backend of the website you can contact the administrator to avail of the correct […]
[…]Centre. Serious shortage of accommodation placing student study and graduate targets at risk Free website resource puts home owners and students in touch The Union of Students in Ireland has begun a major push and information drive to encourage home-owners in Dublin to consider housing a student during term-time. The call out is necessary as the student population in Dublin faces a serious shortage of accommodation, with CAO offers and the subsequent start of the academic year just a few short weeks away. Speaking ahead of the first information drive in Dublin city centre, USI President Laura Harmon said: “This […]
[…]urging students not to panic, and to visit homes.usi.ie to help alleviate the pressure of looking for accommodation. USI President Michael Kerrigan said, “We’re now seeing digs benefitting both the homeowner and the student. Students have somewhere warm and safe near where they’re studying. The homeowner gets to claim up to €14,000-a-year tax free. Worryingly, 38 students in our study on housing stated that they have no accommodation and had to sleep on friends’ couches, floors or in cars. In two cases, students declared sleeping rough and availing of homeless aid. We don’t want to see this happen to more […]
