nus scotland and bologna: the story so far liam burns depute president nus scotland
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NUS Scotland and Bologna: the story so far
Liam BurnsDepute PresidentNUS Scotland
Overview
Introduction to NUS Scotland
NUS Scotland and Europe
Our project
NUS Scotland….
was formed in 1971 is autonomous from NUS UK is a confederation of 56 universities and
colleges represents 530,000 students in Scotland this equates to 85% of students in higher
education and 93% students in further education
NUS Scotland is here to…
Promote, extend and defend the rights of students
Develop and champion strong student unions
NUS Scotland and Europe
Member of European Students Union (ESU) through NUS UK
ESU represents over 11 million European students
Much more potential!
The Projects
Scottish Government Supported
European Engagement (~£55,000 repeat funding)
Mobility & the International Student Experience (Three year project)
NUS Scotland and ESU
Liam Burns, member of the ESU Academic Affairs Committee
Bologna Expert
Participation in Leuven Ministerial Conference
Bologna Activity
Scottish student Bologna Expert Number of events promoting mobility Participation in high level groups Mobility publications Ongoing promotion of European issues Study visits and job-shadowing
More information?
Liam Burns [email protected]