USI Stands With Ibrahim Halawa

USI Stands With Ibrahim Halawa

Aug 17, 2017 | Campaigns, Featured, RELEASES

It’s four years today since his imprisonment. USI will be outside the Egyptian Embassy today with Amnesty International, along with actress and activist Pauline McLynn, calling for his immediate release.   Speaking ahead of the protest, USI President...

Governance

Jul 17, 2017

USI, is a confederal organisation comprised of its member students’ unions on the island of Ireland. It is not a company nor is it a charity. It is governed by its Constitution. Policy is made by students themselves, who are sent as delegates of their...

Support Services

Jul 13, 2017

Visit mentalhealth.usi.ie for more information by clicking the image below. It is estimated that one in four of us will experience some mental health problems in our lifetime, from a low period, to more serious depression, to a small number who will experience severe...

Student Assistance Fund

Jul 5, 2017

For the Government to begin the phased restoration of the SAF to €11m over the next three Budgets. USI welcomes the additional allocation of €1million in the Budget 2016, but it is clear that this figure does not meet the needs required of SAF in our HEIs and a phased...

Grant Adjacency Rates

Jul 5, 2017

For the Government to  reverse the decision taken in Budget 2011 and decrease the qualifying criteria for the non-adjacent rate of the grant from 45km to 24km. The current qualifying distance of 45km intends to take into account a reasonable distance which students...

Apprenticeship Fees

Jul 5, 2017

For the Government to overturn the decision in Budget 2014 to impose the new pro-rata Student Contribution and reinstate the State contribution to remove apprenticeship fees. The decision taken in Budget 2014 to impose a new pro-rata Student Contribution fee and for...

Publicly Funded Higher Education

Jul 5, 2017

For the Government to rule out any possible introduction of an income contingent loan scheme and to  reduce the Student Contribution Charge by a minimum of €250 and invest €1.26bn into higher education over the next decade. Budget 2018 can reduce the financial burden...