[…]Jerry’s for supporting us from the start and Carbon Leapfrog (especially Bird & Bird, Andrew Woods and Garry Charnock) for securing us free legal and accountancy advice when we first started up as a not-for-profit. A lot of help from the European Commission. The SAVES2 programme is funded across Europe through the Horizon 2020 programme and we are immensely grateful for this support – not to mention proud to use the EU […]
[…]included, enabling students to keep weekly or monthly budgets that will help monitor their income and expenditure and keep a record of rent paid. The Guide to Student Life will be available for download from the USI website and will be part of USI’s annual Freshers’ Pack in our member colleges from September. Online version available here. USI Deputy President and VP for Welfare Denise McCarthy, said: “We are delighted to be launching the Guide to Student Life. This guide is an invaluable resource for students, especially first year students moving away from home for the first time. For all […]
[…]Conway, INMO Student and New Graduate Officer commented, “Students were very honest and truthful in this survey. The testimonials they gave and the replies to the survey should 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 […]
[…]to the European Youth Guarantee scheme. The time for talking on this issue is long over, as thousands of our most skilled graduates continue to leave our shores and many more battle with the financial and emotional turmoil of being bereft of an opportunity to work in this country. Young people who find themselves caught in the spiral of long-term unemployment face many wider societal challenges, in many cases resulting in negative consequences for their mental health, drug and alcohol abuse, and increased criminal activity.” In collaboration with the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) and the Irish Second-Level Students’ […]
[…]the situation. Any government that proposes raising costs in an area already crippled by cuts and high expenses is deluded and out of touch with the public. This suggested increase will deter young people from applying to college, which is already unaffordable for so many.” According to the USI research, 77.1% of students borrow, or have borrowed, money off friends or family to stay in college; 34.2% said they go, or have gone, without heat; 4.2% said they go, or have gone, without water; while 8.5% said they go, or have gone, without electricity. When asked ‘what is the […]
