Mar 29, 2018 | Academic Affairs, Campaigns, Featured, RELEASES
42% of student teachers consider dropping out due to financial pressures The full report can be downloaded here. The Union of Students in Ireland (USI), alongside trade unions ICTU, TUI, ASTI and INTO, released a report today detailing that 42% of student teachers...
Mar 6, 2018 | Academic Affairs, Featured, RELEASES
The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) stands in solidarity with Trinity College Dublin Students’ Unions (TCDSU) after the announcement that Trinity students will be expected to pay a flat fee of €450 for supplement exams from 2019 onwards, following a decision of the...
Jan 12, 2018 | Academic Affairs, Campaigns, Featured
The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) is demanding student teachers receive financial support while on placement in response to a recent report which found a ‘total collapse’ in the number of people applying for teacher-training course. Following student teacher’s...
Nov 3, 2017 | Academic Affairs, Gaeilge, Postgraduates
Tacaíonn Aontas na Mac Léinn in Éirinn (AMLÉ) le mic léinn iarchéime agus neamh-AE i gColáiste na Tríonóide, Baile Átha Cliath, tar éis an deimhnithe ó bhainistíocht an choláiste go n-ardófar taillí na mac léinn seo le 5% aondeonach. Tá Comhaltas na Mac Léinn,...
Oct 24, 2017 | Academic Affairs
It’s perfectly normal to wonder whether or not it’s right for you to stay in college. Course choices made at 17 might not make sense; college might not be what you thought it would be; or maybe your circumstances have made it difficult. Below are some important tips...
Aug 15, 2017 | Academic Affairs, Featured, RELEASES
The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) today congratulated Leaving Certificate students on receiving their results urging important next steps to be taken after celebration. Today is a milestone in the lives of these students, and USI hopes that students have received...