76% Of Students Worry About Securing Employment & Only 23% Have Secured Employment When They Graduate
76% of students are worried about securing employment and only 23% have secured employment when they graduate, according to new pilot study results released today by the Union of Students in Ireland (USI). USI surveyed students across Ireland and asked them how they felt about employment after they graduated. When asked ‘Are you anxious and […]
Free Education is a Viable option at Third Level
The Union of Students in Ireland has claimed that it is no longer reasonable for political parties to pretend free third level education is not viable. It comes on the wake of reports that the Cassells report on Higher Education Funding will include free education as one of three options to be considered by the […]
USI calls on all Political Parties to Commit to Mental Health Reform before the General Election
The Union of Students in Ireland is calling on all political parties to commit to mental health reform and suicide prevention before the General Election. The number of students reporting mental health issues has increased, but as a result of hiring restrictions most colleges can’t afford to hire extra counselling staff to meet the demand. Research by […]
Equality in Education Alliance announce permanent record of State illegality
A successful Darwin Day Information Meeting has placed on the public record the illegality practised within the State in the field of education. The Equality in Education Alliance (EEA) are pleased to advise that they have gathered into one on-line location a permanent record of this. Fachtna Roe said: “Every candidate in the forthcoming Election […]
USI is Urging Students to Stay away from the 2CB Drug
The Union of Students in Ireland is urging young people to stay away from the ‘designer drug’ 2CB after six people were hospitalised following its consumption at a house party in Cork this morning. According to the 2015 National Student Drug Survey, 82% of students have at some point used illegal drugs. 94% of the […]
Leaving certificate students invited to attend the Intel Academy
This November, Intel Ireland will again be hosting an Intel Academy Program which offers a free of charge day long workshop to students who will be taking the Leaving Certificate higher level paper in Physics or Chemistry in June 2016. The day long revision workshops will take place at the Intel Leixlip campus and […]
73% of Students say the cost of college causes them Anxiety or Stress
Before World Mental Health Day on the 10th October, the Union of Students in Ireland have released new survey results which show that 73.1% of students said the high cost of college causes them anxiety or stress. 95.3% of students think the cost of college is too high at €11,000 per year, and 72% of […]
Intel launches Mini Scientist Competition 2015 for Primary school students
This week Intel Ireland has launched the Mini Scientist competition for 2015. The Intel Mini Scientist Exhibition is a competition for Primary school students in which they develop science related projects which are then exhibited at fairs held within their own schools. Winning projects selected at this school level exhibition then go on to take part […]
American Summer Camps looking for Irish staff
“If you have a thirst for adventure, passion for the outdoors, a great sense of humour and love the water, sports, arts, performing or extreme sports then Summer Camp is potentially a perfect fit; a life changer for you” said Sarah McFeely. Sarah worked at International Sports Training Camp in North East Pennsylvania as a […]
Students, teachers and schools prepare to do battle – launch of MATHletes Challenge 2015
Entrepreneur, inventor and investor Sean O’Sullivan has kick started MATHletes Challenge 2015, an initiative supported by the Department of Education. Building on the popularity and success of the 2014 pioneering maths tournament, students and schools from all over Ireland now have another opportunity to compete online and face-to-face against their peers for over €20,000 in prizes […]
