[…]people’s right to privacy by requiring internet service providers to monitor their customer’s online activity. It is speculated that TTIP aims to bring back the skeleton of ACTA. “Altering someone’s right to privacy could lead to altering their security.” Kevin Donoghue, USI president said, “People need a type of sphere where they’re guaranteed to be free of interference, surveillance or monitoring. Privacy is vital for development through private conversation, intimate relationships and your autonomous right to control information about yourself.” Labour and trade union rights are lower in the US. If jobs switch to the US it will most likely […]
[…]academic councils and governing boards. The report is available on the HEA’s website, www.hea.ie. Key Statistics / Findings from the Review Presidents of Higher Education Institutions: Since the establishment of the first Irish university 424 years ago, there has never been a female president. Currently, 4 of the 14 (29%) Institutes of Technology have a female President. Of the 54 IoT Presidents to date, only 8 have been women (15%). Only 1 out of 5 Presidents in the Colleges (St. Angela’s, St. Patrick’s, NCAD, Mater Dei, Mary Immaculate College) is female. Gender Balance on Governing Authority / […]
Extending supports to part-time and online students and increasing the level of awards are among the suggestions made by the Union of Students in Ireland in its wide-ranging submission to the Government’s review of the Student Grant Scheme (SUSI). The level of financial support given to students through SUSI was drastically cut in 2011 and has not been reinstated, despite soaring costs of living for students, particularly accommodation costs. Students have suffered from the housing crisis as developers have focused on building luxury accommodation that students cannot afford. USI is also calling for the eligibility for the higher non-adjacent rate of the […]
[…]for the organisation. The successful candidate will excel in Public Relations tasks, at both online and traditional media communications and will employ that excellence managing the USI digital presence, and prepare striking and engaging visual and video messaging for the organisation. They excel at producing press releases, writing statements, and crafting effective social media messaging with equal skill. They will be at ease operating a camera and editing contents for social media campaigns. The ideal candidate should excel in graphic design for the web and social media, and having expertise in desktop publishing and print production is also desirable. They […]
