Jul 25, 2017 | Campaigns, Featured, RELEASES, Week In USI
1 In 10 Students Living In Digs, Says USI The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) is today encouraging homeowners to rent their spare rooms to students during the college term can avail of €14,000 tax-free a year from a rent-a-room relief scheme available. USI are...
Jul 20, 2017 | Accommodation, Featured, RELEASES
The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) today welcomed the National Student Accommodation Strategy by the Government as new findings from the Union show 36% of students spend one to three months looking for accommodation because of the student accommodation shortage....
Jul 10, 2017 | Campaigns, Featured, RELEASES
Union of Students in Ireland (USI) today called on Senators to support a Labour private members motion this Wednesday, rejecting any move to implement an income-contingent loan scheme but instead to publicly invest in third level education. In advance of the debate,...
Jun 8, 2017 | Featured, RELEASES
The Union of Students in Ireland has responded to University College Dublin’s warning that more fee-paying foreign students will be sought to meet shortfalls in college funding. “USI has warned for many years that underfunding of higher education in...
May 22, 2017 | Environment, Featured, RELEASES
Students Across Europe To Receive €1.5m To Save Energy On Campuses The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) has announced the launch of a of a major European energy efficiency and energy saving programme for students in Ireland, supported by the European Union. The...
Apr 27, 2017 | Featured, RELEASES, USI News
USI called on the need for further supports to be made available to second-level guidance counsellors to support school-leavers in making the jump to third level ahead of the report published today by the Higher Education Authority based on students progressing from...
