Higher education for public solidarity with the action now

The so-called Social Dimension of the European Union (EU) is one of the important aspects of a student's point of view, the Bologna process. But the concept of what it means?

According to the ministerial conference held in London in 2007, the Social Dimension, reduce social inequality and social aspirations and encourages the knowledge, skills and competence level increases.

He also completed higher education at all levels and the social diversity in the covers.

It sounds like an ambitious plan, but it is a very complicated and perhaps a more unfocused. However, it is easy to understand why it is called a measure. All decisions about the impact of public education.

There are pros and cons to the empty set. On the one hand, it is a social dimension to their regional needs or circumstances allow for comments. Expected measurable operation steps are quite clear, on the other hand, because it could be an obstacle.

Graduate redundancy - Whose liability is it?

Singeing budget cuts to higher education institutions, the pressure to accomplish more in less time, they serve different purposes, needs to be justified.

That improvement in the labor market or the skills required to carry out high quality research, social mobility, training people to be active citizens, and more efficient education system in this activity from the competition are weighted against each other.

Recent graduates of higher education reform in Europe, rising unemployment and stressed the needs of the labor market.

The unemployment rate is not the cause of education

Three arguments are used to explain the need for reform.

One says that there is a mismatch between skills and labor market demands. The other is an oversupply of graduates, says that for certain areas. Then, for some reason enough to simply have a reform of the education system, high unemployment, argue that.

If these problems can affect or cause that a thorough examination of other factors. They go beyond the content or quality of education and research as a need to understand the root causes of graduate unemployment.

International Student Diary - Canada Aliens

Pakistan is my country, including Canada became the fourth country I have been training. After getting a college credit at home, I do the United States and Dubai, as well as by pursuing a bachelor's degree in business and began my journey as an international student.

While there, I faced great difficulties on several levels.

The problems of racial discrimination had to adapt to the new environment and culture shock. Canadian comedian Russell Peters, Middle Easterners, blacks today I had to go through since 9/11 that they have to do, I found myself laughing out loud at one point that it was heard.

One thing's for sure: When Osama Bin Laden was killed in an extremely released. Often - - I have no clue what the answer was when I was released as "Bin Laden's" American asked by people in the south

Today, more than at any other time in our history, people often travel for many reasons. Travel is very important to the spread of globalization, but is looking to travel for educational purposes? Some say the international students, travelers or "foreigners taking advantage of our country's public education system looks like today?

Degree mobility + credits do not work

Just a few weeks ago, the European Students Union (ESU) and the highest decision-making body - the board, made up of 39 countries, 47 national student union - the introduction of the European Masters Degree Credit Guarantee Scheme has adopted a resolution calling for the scrapping of the idea.

Previously, the perennial ESU 2014-20 financial framework (MFF) proposal in the context of all the new Erasmus had expressed serious concerns about this new tool. ESU detailing the position of the scheme can be found here.

ESU grants to loans as a means to support the student has a clear policy. The state financial support for higher education that needs to get a social responsibility that is associated with our firm belief.

Generally speaking, the more educated society and a more equal society, because it means the end of the day, a highly educated population and skilled labor training benefits more than the usual economic reasoning.

The purpose of Mobility 20%

But for a moment, leave aside the ideological battle is now on the table is a proposal to allow you to get back.

Led protests against Turkey

Four or five trees in a park. Turkey, supposedly because of their current crisis began. In fact, it is not so - we can get involved in environmental issues. He also was not about a person or a party; independent living and against the dictatorship, and the limitations of people's lives, was not about freedom of speech. Let me explain.

Turkish AKP - - Justice and Development Party, in power since 2002 and won three national general elections. With a growing percentage of the party vote in every election after that in the first place.

In addition, the AK Party in the last election in 2011 certainly looked very impressive sound, half won.

Such massive investments in the health system - rail, air and so on - the power over the years, have made such a huge infrastructure improvements in several important positive steps, Turkey is more powerful.

Power in the early years of the AKP's handling of foreign affairs and international security and prosperity in the region were appreciated and encouraged the government to play a growing role as a foreign policy of zero problems "was referred to as. The per capita gross domestic product has tripled in the same period.

During this time, the main opposition party (the Turkish CHP), the Republican People's Party, or visionary create a set of alternative policies could not impressed voters.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Recaps Tanya Endogen, as well as the broader political scene in the country was more powerful than his stand. Even within the party in power, members of the powerful seldom, Rogan’s autocratic style of leadership was against the policy of any party.

Out of touch with the economic reality of the increase in tuition fees

As it plans to limit the chances of students getting a higher education, which can have devastating consequences for the Armenian community in Armenia up to 30% increase in tuition fees.

Education fees are more than a dozen public and private universities increased 15% on average in May. The students only $ 260 a month when the average wage of US $ 1,048 a year to pay tuition fees that are not commensurate with the country's socio-economic development.

Students will no longer face with a grim image of the Armenian graduates; have been hit hard by the economic crisis and high unemployment.

European students are very concerned about the latest developments in Armenia, and it is against the policy of the Armenian National Student Association, or control of, support. On June 21, the European Students' Union in the field of higher education in Armenia has sent a letter of support of all key stakeholders.

The role of education in higher education union, civil society and the development of a strong economy and a knowledge-based society, it is important to provide equal opportunities for all, is a prerequisite for building.

Low unemployment rates, higher quality health care at a high level of education results, lower crime rates, better public involvement and higher tax returns.

Graduate employment and social good

Employability is a concept that should be considered as economic growth outside of the bubble. Higher education administered by the labor market, but not the needs of society. Higher education, it should be for everyone, and a human right.

The European Students' Union or ESU our entire community to come together on the development of higher education is recommended. An institution of higher education is not only responsible for global development. ESU everyone the best, unbiased contributions that will end only when it sees the development of higher education as a puzzle.

Consensus

Current trends in higher education should be based on in-depth discussion of values ​​and priorities of the society we live in discussions on the future of higher education, has opened.

The consensus view and to achieve the objective, instead of the higher education and who is authorized to talk about the debate focused on the cooperation between all actors is very important.

ESU higher education is a public good and social responsibility. Therefore, they want to build everyone and higher education must be any word on what kind of society they want to achieve.

Students and representatives of the main actors in higher education, and local, national and international levels is an important contribution to the reform.

Before long walk to freedom - a young Mandela Classes

Nelson Mandela, South Africa as a young man, I have to ask myself quite a bit odd? Great for political reform among many other accolades - the I-democratic South Africa, 27 years, killed and imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize winner was the first black president, was taught.

Often, this knowledge impressed the crowd waving a colorful T-shirt with the image of the gray-haired man was accompanied; A withered man staring out of his prison cell on Robin Island; With fists raised in a boxing dress or a young gentleman.

But the 19-year-old democracy that brought Nelson Mandela, apartheid and oppression associated with new challenges never experienced a 21-year-old student?

"Born frees lessons for

Former achiever and contrasting image of a young warrior, applying the valuable lessons of my generation, gray hairs before revealing the identity of a young Nelson Mandela was through intelligence.

Mandela's parents were both illiterate and that he would be moving to the next generation of urban gardeners, and the miners were part of the village cattle grazing, but rather to be a lawyer and begin to work towards this limit.

Compulsion will assist student learning

Islamic and Asian Civilization Studies, or TITAS, of course, could be forced to students in private universities in Malaysia was announced that he caused great controversy.

Public universities in Malaysia are authorized to teach the students all Titans. Private universities more autonomy to extend the move higher was tense as the score.

(With the exception of Western part), reflecting Malaysia's ethnic configuration - TITAS about Islam, Malay, Indian, Chinese and Western culture that teaches a course. It is intended to cover high school that - content "talking about how we got here, have a history.

Surprisingly, some opposition members, such as mercury Raid Ramble subdued but clear lead in multi-ethnic Malaysia move supported the need for more cross-cultural understanding.

Ironically, Titans forced the politicians to support the implementation of those who have studied in the West - was forced to courses other than the ones that are integral to a degree, it's unheard of.

To what extent is the private higher institutions to intervene in this case is important because TITAS discussions.

Just begun the fight back against austerity

The beginning of the new school year for the development of higher education students and student movements, what are you waiting for the perfect moment.

Currently, the student movement has struggled to maintain its leading principles and foundation - namely, higher education and the need to consider the public good and social responsibility.

. Ideas and almost reader who is familiar with the goals of higher education, I unfortunately have to answer that this is not the case, "but you have to talk to all governments do have common sense and principles" - and there are signs that he believed in the principles of decision-making it becomes extinct.

Problems with funding and student support

one thing is clear. it will be an even bigger problem than the financing of higher education. The university and the students are separated from the people, but also to the page - are cutting public funding of higher education.

You'll automatically get the largest share of funding for the education of students; they will have a harder time than the means to access and understand.

They want the students to treat a patient by cutting so they decided to get out of the crisis countries want to cut funds for higher education at the same time, it must be the voice of reason, because the heart.

Global access to higher education should be a priority

Increasing access to retire the old giants is starting to move. The next generation, promotion and dissemination of post-secondary education as an opportunity to take responsibility for a universal public good, such as social responsibility and inalienable human right time to get an education.

Two major events in the international study recently proved that the student movement is ready and able to take on the challenge showed.

Mass phenomenon in Europe's elite franchise moved higher over the past year, organizations and governments radically change their statistics are hard to accept. However, access to higher education in the upper and middle levels of society still largely remains something.

The next step - in a universal higher education - governments, institutions and leaders of the imagination, vision and, most importantly, it requires courage. Simply put, other than the ability to act as elite institutions, and governments can no longer let them.

The main events in Thailand and Canada

during September and October, the remarkable alignment between their results and their sense of purpose of the participants, was held on the opposite side of the world.

Before long walk to freedom - a young Mandela Classes

Nelson Mandela was South Africa as a young man; I have to ask myself quite a bit odd? Great for political reform among many other accolades - the I-democratic South Africa, 27 years, killed and imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize winner was the first black president, was taught.

[This article is Nelson Mandela, died last Thursday, was published as a tribute. The first, on July 18, 2013, was a University World News]:

Often, this knowledge impressed the crowd waving a colorful T-shirt with the image of the gray-haired man was accompanied; A withered man staring out of his prison cell on Robin Island; With fists raised in a boxing dress or a young gentleman.

But the 19-year-old democracy that brought Nelson Mandela, apartheid and oppression associated with new challenges never experienced a 21-year-old student?

"Born frees lessons for

Former achiever and contrasting image of a young warrior, applying the valuable lessons of my generation, gray hairs before revealing the identity of a young Nelson Mandela was through intelligence.

Mandela's parents were both illiterate and that he would be moving to the next generation of urban gardeners, and the miners were part of the village cattle grazing, but rather to be a lawyer and begin to work towards this limit.