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Tribal Politics: Autonomy of third level educational institutions

February 9, 2021 By SIN Staff

Tribal Politics: Autonomy of third level educational institutions

  By Pádraic Toomey President, NUI Galway Students’ Union What is institutional autonomy? This is how universities, institutes of technology & universities of technology are governed. For the sake of this article, we will be focusing on NUI Galway. Their governing body is called Úduras na hOllscoile. It is made up of 40 governors from university management, … [Read more...] about Tribal Politics: Autonomy of third level educational institutions

The Spiel of Repeat Fees

February 9, 2021 By SIN Staff

The Spiel of Repeat Fees

By Pádraic Toomey President, NUI Galway Students’ Union   Why was it an issue? During the first week of the current Students’ Union term in July, the issue of repeat fees emerged much like every issue, it started by raising it with university management. Before our term, it had been sought several times with the indication that the fees wouldn’t be charged. We … [Read more...] about The Spiel of Repeat Fees

Levy: It’s time to fix it

February 9, 2021 By SIN Staff

Levy: It’s time to fix it

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USI adopt a Sexual Consent Strategy for the upcoming college year

April 10, 2019 By SIN Staff

USI adopt a Sexual Consent Strategy for the upcoming college year

By Conor Brummell Students who attended the Union of Students Ireland’s annual congress 2019 voted overwhelmingly to adopt a national consent strategy campaign to be introduced in all campuses around Ireland. Following a mandate that was passed at the 2018 congress, which SIN have previously reported on, the Consent Strategy was proposed by USI’s outgoing Vice President … [Read more...] about USI adopt a Sexual Consent Strategy for the upcoming college year

USI Congress 2019: A round-up

April 10, 2019 By SIN Staff

USI Congress 2019: A round-up

By Conor Brummell The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) held their Annual National Congress from the 1- 4 of April in The Breaffy House Hotel in Castlebar, Co. Mayo. Students’ Unions from all over Ireland attended the congress to debate, discuss and vote on important motions and mandates that will be implemented by Member Organisations in the upcoming year with the … [Read more...] about USI Congress 2019: A round-up

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