[…]Ireland today? Do we still need feminism? Why aren’t women represented more in the media and in politics? The seminars will feature a range of female speakers from different backgrounds who are working in leadership positions. USI hopes that these seminars will help to increase dialogue around gender equality issues on campuses across the country. Speakers at Monday’s UCC seminar include Deirdre O’ Shaughnessy, Editor of the Cork Independent; Jennifer DeWan, Co-Founder of Cork Feminista; Fiona Buckley, Lecturer in UCC Department of Government; Deirdre Waldron, President of Network Cork and Fiona Finn, CEO of Nasc in Cork City. In Ireland, […]
[…]Elections on days that are inconvenient for college students who are not registered to vote in the city or town in which they attend college. With this initiative the President has shown a genuine willingness to listen to ideas from young people and to present them as a way for our country to move forward from the regressive malaise that has taken hold for too long.” For more information contact USI Media and Communications Executive, Ronan Costello, on 085-1164263 or email media@usi.ie The launch of Being Young and […]
[…]student-run, autonomous, representative and operate according to democratic principles. The aim of ESU The aim of ESU is to represent and promote the educational, social, economic and cultural interests of students at European level towards all relevant bodies and in particular the European Union, Bologna Follow Up Group, Council of Europe and UNESCO. Through its members, ESU represents over 15 million students in Europe. Activities Since decisions concerning higher education are increasingly taken at the European level, ESU’s role as the only European-wide student platform is similarly growing: Bringing together, training and informing national student representatives on […]
[…]in sharing their activities or research that will support the goals of the Working Group. The aim of the working group is to support student and learner wellbeing and engagement during COVID-19. We recognise there are many challenges facing students and we want to help address those challenges. There are many organisations and groups undertaking research or running programmes and initiatives that would be beneficial for the Working Group to be aware of as we progress our work. If you believe you have information that will be useful for the Working Group, please email it to president@usi.ie with “SLWE Submission” […]
[…]as much as possible must be the result of a new review of the Student Grant Scheme announced today by the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, according to the Union of Students in Ireland. Welcoming news of a wide-ranging review of the grants operated by SUSI, USI has called for thorough engagement with stakeholders including students and their representatives. USI President, Lorna Fitzpatrick said: “USI has been campaigning for years for a full review of the SUSI support scheme. SUSI is a vital part of ensuring students have access to third level education but at […]
