Bartek Banaszak – Chairman of Foreign

Affairs CommitteePSRP

UASS Summer SchoolLazurne, 11-18 of August 2008

Umbrella organization for student self-governments acting at Higher Education Institutions (around 450 HEIs in Poland)

Recognized by the Law on Higher Education as the representation of all students in Poland (2 million) Law on Higher Education◦ Article 202 § 2 of the Law says: “The bodies of the student self-government shall be the sole

representative of the entire student community in a higher education institution.”

◦ Article 203 § 1 of the Law says: “Representatives of institutional student self-government

organisations shall establish the Students’ Parliament of the Republic of Poland, hereinafter referred to as “the Students’ Parliament”,representing the entire student community in Poland.”

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Representing student interest and defending student rights on national level ◦Gives opinions to law deeds concerning

students◦Delegates student to bodies dealing with

Higher Education◦Student rights’ spokeperson

Discussion on Reform of Higher Education Debates on changes in the Law on Higher

Education Ministerial acts Documents by other bodies which are

related to Higher Education Questions to the institutions

General Council of Higher Education Polish State Accredition Commission (PKA)

Presidium Student represented in accreditation study visits

(pool of student experts by PKA, recruitment by PSRP)

Parliamentary Committees Team of Bologna Experts Working Groups in the Ministry

General Assembly Every second year Self-government from each HEI above 1 000 of

students is entitled to send one delegate (except school of arts)

Smaller HEIs have to make agreements to achieve the level of 1 000

Different number of votes per delegate Reports Elections Statutes and standing orders Statements

President Executive Board – chairmen of permanent

commissions Law, Education, Social and Economic Affairs, Foreign

Affairs, Organization Affairs (vacant) Students’ Council

Main decision making body between General Assemblies

Board of Control

regulated by the Law on Higher Education from 2005

structure depends on the HEI finances based on stable budget or project-based involvement in governance at Higher Education

Institutions (HEIs) - 20% in senate, faculty council, body electing rectors and deans

responsible for managment in the area of student welfare (student grants, housing, canteen)

involvement in quality assurance (student questionnaires evaluating academic staff)

responsible for student entertainment

Support for student self-governments: Conferences (e.g. annual conference in Zakopane)

Representing student voice in the debate on the reform of higher education system in Poland

Campaigns (supporting student participation in elections, e.g. “21st of October”)

Trainings for students of first course Awards: „Prostudent”; „Student-friendly

university” Supporting Student Entrepreneurship –

Academic Incubators of Entrepreneurships

European Students’ Union PSRP – host of 57th ESU Board Meeting

Ukraine Study visits Ukraine Working Group Student Self-government internships

Belarus Politically based expulsions from universities Persecutions towards student activists

Jewish Organizations

Initiative: AIE Foundation, Student Forum of Business Center Club

Aims: to promote entrepreneurship among young people to allow them to establish their own enterprise with the

minimal financial outlay 23 incubators at the moment Who can benefit

Everyone aged below 30, especially students and graduates, who would like to establish their own firm

all the costs are covered by an incubator in which the activity is conducted.

Benefits Help beneficiaries to set up and conduct an

economic activity Offices equipped with necessary facilities Book-keeping free legal and tax advice Other: specialist press, fund-raising, PR

Recruitment: Contest – the best business plan

AIE in Ukraine Most probably first 2 AIE established in Odessa Cooperation with student self-governments

Thank you!

Bartek Banaszak+48 502 827 637

bartek.banaszak@gmail.comSkype/MSN: bartekbanaszak(@hotmail.com)