The Union of Students in Ireland said the J1 changes announced today is hugely disappointing and will decrease the number of students travelling abroad for the summer. The changes made to the J1 programme means that Irish students will now have to secure a job in America before they apply for the J1 visa. “When the J1 programme was launched we saw a surge of Irish students travelling to the USA on a working summer visa,” The Union of Students in Ireland President, Kevin Donoghue, said, “It’s a fantastic opportunity for personal development through refining independent skills and experiencing another culture. Geographic distance […]
[…]states its solidarity with Ibrahim Halawa in his righteous fight for freedom. Congress therefore mandates USI to call on the Irish government to intensify their efforts for the release of Ibrahim Halawa. Congress further mandates the USI Vice-President for Equality & Citizenship to engage with the relevant human rights organisations to support the campaign for the release of Ibrahim […]
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[…]resources. This is indicative of the level of empathy that Minister Quinn has shown to the thousands of families who were left financially stranded because of the failings of the new grant system. The Department was initially quick to blame students and parents for the delays, swiftly followed by the Department’s blaming of City of Dublin VEC, which administers the new system. The launch of Accenture’s report today confirms once and for all that the Minister undermined the ability of SUSI to provide for vulnerable students. There is now an onus on the Minister to rectify the damage caused by […]
