Last year’s winners at the Student Entrepreneur Awards Students are in the best position to set up their own businesses and launch new products, according to the Union of Students in Ireland, who are encouraging students to research the plethora of start-up support provided by Enterprise Ireland to anyone with a new business idea. The wide range of support available to students includes the Student Entrepreneur Awards, Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur, Competitive Start up Funds, Enterprise Start up workshops and The Student Summit. “Students and young people are at the forefront of turn-of-the-century new designs, creative innovations and new businesses,” […]
[…]student experience”. Objectives of the Union of Students’ in Ireland: An education and training system open to all, irrespective of any consideration, including consideration of national origin, ethnic background, age, ability, sex, sexuality, creed, political beliefs or economic circumstances, so that each individual can realize their full potential. An education and training system which truly serves the interest of the people of Ireland. The right of students to a decent standard of living including the right to adequate financial support, proper housing and future prospects of employment in Ireland. The defense and promotion of all democratic and human rights. The […]
USI’s Student Union Training programme is the primary advanced training programme for student officers in Ireland. It is open to students’ unions in membership of the national union. Part 1 of SUT is for Sabbatical Officers, and will be held at Athlone Institute of Technology from 10 to 13 July 2017. Covering all the functional activities of the students’ union, the student movement ethos and initial training for sabbatical officers on team cohesion and development, the event also presents the opportunity for student leaders to network, integrate and socialise with their peers, with a view to the formation of an […]
[…]and awareness-raising campaign, the USI will be providing alcohol brief intervention training, beginning with student union welfare officers and then extending to student counsellors and other relevant groups. The USI will also be working with students unions throughout the country to implement new alcohol policies and improve best practice, particularly around events and their promotion. “The mentaldrinking campaign and resource aims – in the plainest and most accessible language possible – to show students both the immediate impact and long-term effects of alcohol on them in relation to their physical and, particularly, their mental health,” said Greg O’Donoghue, USI Vice-President […]
[…]Development Coordinator will work to support and expand the NStEP Student Training Programme, to identify and develop resources for students and staff to ensure the successful implementation of the programme strategy, work to enhance communications, and to support the Programme Manager in day-to-day operations.Please see the full job specification and information on applying here. More information about NStEP is available at http://studentengagement.ie Applications must be submitted by 5pm on Wednesday 15th January 2020.More information is available in the PDF below. Applying Please submit your CV with a cover letter outlining your suitability for the post to the NStEP Programme Manager, […]
