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Activity Report 2015 by the European Students’ Union Brussels, July 2015

Editing Alexandra Antonescu Authors Alexandra Antonescu, Fernando Miguel Galán Palomares, Stela Stancheva, Katarzyna Czyz, Eleni Boulomyti, Valentina Morese Proofreading Alexandra Antonescu Image Credits European Students’ Union Design and Typesetting Linus Rowedda

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This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the European Commission cannot be held respon­sible for any use which may be made of the informa­tion con- tained therein. THE EUROPEAN STUDENTS’ UNION CONTENTS

The European Students’ Union (esu) is an umbrella organisation of 45 National 2 Welcome Unions of Students (nus) from 38 countries (December 2015). The aim of esu is to represent and promote the educational, social, economic and cultural interests of students at the European level towards all relevant bodies and in 3 Highlights particular the European Union, Bologna Follow Up Group, Council of Europe and unescO. Through its members, esu represents over 15 million students in Europe. 8 Publications

Until 2017, esu will mainly focus on five specific objectives, as adopted four based on the policy clusters, namely Mobility and Internationalisation, Social 9 ESU Contributions Dimension, Quality of Higher Education and Public Responsibility with a fifth outlining the organisational and capacity building priorities. 10 Projects MOBILITY AND INTERNATIONALISATION esu commits to working on the development of an international environment within higher education systems and the European Higher Education Area 15 Campaigns and making Europe an attractive and acces­sible place for all students free of all mobility barriers. On the global arena, esu will strengthen their involve- ment in global student cooperation, focusing on quality and access to higher 17 Press Relations education and empowering students.

SOCIAL DIMENSION 22 Events Work towards a development of higher education as a means for democratic innovation 48 and social inclusion with the clear focus on the fight against dis- crimination of any kind. 26 How ESU works

QUALITY OF HIGHER EDUCATION esu will work for improving quality higher education for a diverse student 29 Income and Expenditure population, characterised by removing all obstacles to access, and facilitating progress and completion, implementing a student-centred approach to learn- ing and fairly assessing students. 30 Members

PUBLIC RESPONSIBILITY, FINANCING AND GOVERNANCE esu will strive to strengthen education as a public responsibility, free from 32 Annex commodification practices, enhanced by increased public funding and governed by models which value the multiple purposes of higher education. 2 Welcome WELCOME 2015 was ayear stu challenges full As both of and opportunities. Within the Process Bologna final documents. final On the side, positive On I’m happy the with increased very impact have successfully managed to ensure where education higher discussing Europe initiatives for request organi and other only from invitations not marketisation higher of Social inequalities education. rise, while one. roots the European theble gap level and between the grass readers, Dear tures the of thantant and education human rights. We to need sations, but from the from sations, institutions but themselves. is There event in no governmentssome push grants with the study for replacement of more is andimpor money where profit asociety see its organisational structure was welcomed and reflected in the organisationalits and was reflected welcomed structure to participation. comes it and visibility of trade andas investment secret negotiations andof justifications as crisis the refugee asand the well xenophobic rise rhetorics of we allas representatives sadly, student sometimes, loans. loans. contribution to the Process work plan Bologna 2015 Groupgna Follow-Up ( issues by threats new such we faced posed representatives, dent change that, united and stay as close much as possi bfug esu ​ (both advisory groups and working groups). advisory (both , every time and we more are more getting , every bfug ) board and the ​, through our participation in the Bolo esu participation in all struc all in participation esu bfug is not amust when is not meeting itself we meeting itself - –18 as well­–18 as - - esu ’s ’s - - - - At At With the Council Europe of ​ from acrossfrom Europe and the world. Fernando Galan, Galan, Fernando demanding Iamrights can be very it. and is frustrating, it worth Higher Education. Bologna Process. tion, the Council Europe of is planning initiatives to take further Conven Recognition Lisbon the of framework the Within tiatives. influence as well as the to better possibility tacts, tion. information relevant This and give role us con access to very the work and ultimatelytheir have advocacy a bigger influence in the and lead the discussion political the on the recognition qualifi of ini and structures its all in participation and collaboration active In the end, although there fighting when are moments student for grateful for the opportunity to meet so many so tointeresting meet students thegrateful for opportunity cations hold by refugees every single us. of every one eu info et level, we managed the for time first to have 2020 Working Group Higher the on of Modernisation Educa ) Thus, unions student can access them and use them in will publicly be available the on adopted upon proposal of of proposal upon adopted In addition, a new transparency policy ​ In addition, transparency anew policy Fernando Galan, ESU’s Chairman 2015–16 ESU’s Chairman Galan, Fernando esu ’s Chairperson 2015–16 ’s Chairperson ​. we keep and positive having pro avery esu esu is alearning for experience ehea : all meeting documents website ( website esu eu included in in included policies on on policies www.ehea. has been has been ------3 Highlights - - - - - enic centres. naric - . enic lrc 67 in Baku, the new Coun the Baku, in 67 bm has advocated for simple, transparent and free and of advocated transparent has for simple, has been has actively part of work taking the in esu ) and exploring the possibilities of the Global Recog of Global the possibilities the exploring ) and esu lrc Directive proposal published by the European Council. 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This cil’s proposal that stand against a clear taken have We mobility. to cles charge procedures to be procedures to performedcharge by the legislations, so they do so not they contradict legislations, the adopting a resolution on the previous a resolution on the adopting the for the Union European the enter to nationals of access third- the purpose of education or training and therefore create the obsta the therefore create and purpose of education or training nition Convention, emphasising the need of revising the national national the need the of revising emphasising Convention, nition recognition. which was issued and disseminated in January 2015 and published published and 2015 January in disseminated and issued was which vention ( Bologna Follow-Up Group, September 2015 Moreover, Moreover, esu naric After by draft the endorsing Parliament proposed European by the VISA DIRECTIVE PROPOSAL DIRECTIVE VISA ------enic took part ’s main advo main ’s esu ) aimed at cre ) aimed esu s) ranked high in in high ranked s) +, where we have have where we +, naric esg - offices, enic erasmus naric is a member, presented the member, a is - ) working group on Mobility group ) working Ministers with regard to exist to with regard Ministers esu enic bfug ehea -Nuffic (Dutch ep project‹ run by run project‹ France titled ›Enhancing the use of use the mobility tools for recog ›Enhancing titled France

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The under the name »Widening and Participation Equity Growth— for the During in the comingpriority years. Dimension and lifelong learning until the Ministerial in Meeting has also lead to an engagement them with in the area anti-pri of However, the Council September the toat re-initi end of decided they will be supported in the rightthey way the by will supported Commission be funds. tion the at World Education Forum in May. strategy focusing National on strategy Plans Access adopted has been importantly importantly ing the with post-2015 most established, but has process been anti-privatisation in the future. the in anti-privatisation as the United States Students’ whom with Association, ate discussions the with Parliament the Directive. on Visa long Learning in the European Higher Education Area to 2020«. Germany blocked by been in thelarge European extent Council. commitments the by result countries and in actions that concrete commitments outlined mean that the Social Dimension will a be cussed the the implementation of relationscloser the with Canadian Students of as Federation well can Students’ Union and the Commonwealth Students’ Associa all from group representatives over student the with World work extraordinary Council meeting inextraordinary Paris and the declaration that ’s work the with post-2015 agenda as a has itself presented has been Co-Chairing the Co-Chairing has been Yerevan Ministerial Conference esu has had the opportunity to meet with the with All Afri to meet has had the opportunity esu bfug will making work on sure these sdg 's working group Social on 4 in the Global North and 4 in the Global North the Social Dimension Dimension Social the esu has dis has ------At the 67th Board Meeting, At the Board Meeting, 67th Report of the of Council the and Commission theReport on implementation ET esu formulation is vague, relatively General in Meeting Riga thewhere were discussedtopics the with was discussed. 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ASSURANCE STUDENTS CONTRIBUTION TO QUALITY QUALITY TO CONTRIBUTION STUDENTS The Task Force mainly has been has carrying research to Force out work mainly the TheTask 28 How ESU works Tijana ( Isoski ( Martins Estêvão Tiago 2014 ESU STRUCTURE IN AGLIMPSE Macedonia), Maksimas ( Milta Chairperson), Blazhe Todorovski ( COORDINATORS SECOND HALF 2016 HALF SECOND COORDINATORS 2015 HALF FIRST COORDINATORS Lea Meister ( Lea Karolina ( Pietkiewicz nia), O’Driscoll ( Cat Fernando Miguel Galán Palomares (Vice- EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MANDATE Issues), Melanie Fröhlich (Equality) Fröhlich Issues), Melanie (Equality) Fröhlich Issues), Melanie Viktor Grønne (HumanViktor Rights and Soli Solidarity), Martin Retelj (Membership (Membership Retelj Martin Solidarity), Chiara Patricolo (Human Rights and Erin Nordal (Vice-Chairperson), (Chairperson), Gehrke Elisabeth darity), William Benn (Membership (Membership Benn William darity), – 15 vss-unes-usu sus UNIONS NATIONAL STUDENTS’ Serbia) usi psrp Ireland), fair Poland), Poland), Switzerland), e Portugal), e lss

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Valentina Morese (Financial Officer), Officer), (Financial Morese Valentina Alexandra Antonescu (Communications Antonescu Alexandra STEERING COMMITTEE QA STUDENT STUDENT QA COMMITTEE STEERING SECRETARIAT AT 2015 OF END THE Manager), Stela Stancheva Man (Project Cristi (from July Popescu 2015) Fernando Galan (until July 2015) and Katarzyna Czyz (Project Officer) (Project Czyz Katarzyna ager), Officer), (Project Eleni Boulomyti EXPERTS POOL Asnate Kažoka,Asnate Blazhe Todorovski, Beate Treml,Beate Simona Dimovska, Karoline Helldorff (Head of Secretariat), of (Head Karoline Helldorff EspenesBeate (Executive Assistant), POOL STUDENT EXPERTS VICE-CHAIR SECRETARIAT CHAIR

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aims foreseen in its annual plan of work. This was only possible possible only of was work. plan This foreseen its in annual aims activities and supports the organisation in reaching the planned planned the activities reaching in supports and organisation the and international institutions. Besides the membership fees, the a non-governmental organisation relies mainly on the annual con annual on the mainly relies a non-governmental organisation together. time positions. the European Commission as well as an operating grant to support to grant operating an as well as Commission European the tributions coming from its members and on funds from European from its from European members on funds coming and tributions main income sources for 2015 were project were for 2015 sources income received grants frommain with the valuable contribution of the team of professionals in the the in of professionals of team the contribution valuable with the esu esu

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The European Students’ Union (esu) is an umbrella organisation of 45 National Unions of Students (nus) from 38 countries (December 2015). The aim of esu is to represent and promote the educational, social, eco- nomic and cultural interests of students at the European level towards all relevant bodies and in particular the European Union, Bologna Follow Up Group, Council of Europe and unesco. Through its members, esu rep- resents over 15 million students in Europe.