[…]accommodation and make the most of their opportunity to experience the American way of life. “USI and the Department of Foreign Affairs have produced this guide to working and living in America under the J1 visa”, Kevin Donoghue, USI President, said. “It includes tips on staying safe and planning the J1 trip of a lifetime, while being a good ambassador for Ireland and showing the best example to American citizens of how Ireland is today.” USI are advising students who want to take part in the J1 programme this year to sign up early so that they have time to organise […]
[…]at 4pm to express their collective voice on the upcoming Budget 2014. The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) warned the Government last week, that students are ready to demonstrate their electoral power in the upcoming Seanad referendum. With voter registration drives underway on campuses across the country, USI expect to have 10,000 students registered on the Student Elector Registration Database (SERD) by polling day on October 4th. With the budget fast approaching, students across the country are preparing to fight the rumored 100 million euro cuts to education. Students are mobilising their voting power via SERD, more cuts will […]
[…]progress has been achieved since last year’s difficulties in making SUSI more robust and efficient in processing grant applications. It is important that all stakeholders work together to ensure issues such as these are dealt with speedily and satisfactorily should they arise. Read SUSI’s release below. SUSI CONFIRMS FULL-TIME DENTAL NURSING AND HYGIENE COURSES ARE APPROVED FOR STUDENT GRANTS The student grants awarding body, SUSI (Student Universal Support Ireland) has announced that full-time dental nursing and dental hygiene courses in Trinity College Dublin and the dental hygiene course in UCC are approved for student grants. Following a review of awarded […]
[…]million for mental health services in campuses across the country after the publication of the USI National Report on Mental Health in Third Level Education and the €2 million additional investment to the Residential Tenancies Board is a positive step which will support the RTB to exercise its greater powers in enforcing regulations. Though this is not enough to create a sustainable future for higher education, we will continue to campaign and fight on our members behalfs until we have broken the barriers to […]
[…]after the COVID-19 pandemic. I want USI to help rebuild communities on campuses across the island and to getting students back on the streets in big numbers fighting for their rights and for a better society for all.” The full USI Coiste Gnó (Executive) team for 2022-2023, as elected today, will be: President Beth O’Reilly (USI Vice President for Campaigns, formerly UCC SU) Vice-President for Academic Affairs Clodagh McGivern (NUIG SU) Vice-President for Welfare Sarah Behan (DCU SU) Vice-President for Campaigns Ross Boyd (DCU SU) Vice-President for Equality & Citizenship John Fortune (USI Vice President for the Southern Region, formerly […]
