Free Education for Everyone (FEE), a student group fighting the reintroduction of fees and cutbacks in third level education, is calling on all secondary and third level students to join the ICTU National Demonstration this saturday to show solidarity with all workers facing pension levys, job losses and pay cuts. The Irish Congress of Trade…
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Copenaghen, Denmark : Student blockade over grant cuts
Students at Roskilde University set up a blockade at the institution’s administrative offices this morning in protest against educational cuts proposed by the Tax Commission, reported Berlingske Tidende newspaper. The commission’s proposal to reduce students’ eligibility period for state financial assistance from six years to four has met with disapproval with university students across the…
New Delhi, India : JNUSU calls for 48 hour strike
The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) has called for a 48-hour strike in the university from Monday to intensify its ongoing struggle against non-fulfilment of demands. JNUSU will also organize a protest march on Tuesday at 9 pm on the campus. JNU students have been protesting for about two weeks for demands like installation of…
Atlanta, USA : Clark Atlanta students protest over staff layoffs
Clark Atlanta University students gathered in front of the president’s office Monday with petitions protesting faculty layoffs. Seventy professors were let go Friday because of declining enrollment. Spokeswoman Jennifer Jiles says 70 faculty members and up to 40 staff members learned from supervisors Friday that their positions would be cut. No more cuts are expected,…
Washington D.C. , USA : Students Fume at Tuition Proposal
About 1,000 people filled an auditorium at the University of the District of Columbia yesterday to vent their anger at a proposal that would nearly double tuition at the city’s only public college. UDC students, who come from all over the world as well as D.C. neighborhoods, told trustees repeatedly that UDC is the place…
Pennsylvania, USA : Penn State Students Protest Governor's Budget Proposal
Penn State students rallied Monday to protest a state budget proposal that would cut $20.3 million from Penn State and would exclude the school from a tuition-aid program aimed at low-income students. Full report – http://www.usnews.com/blogs/paper-trail/2009/02/11/penn-state-students-protest-governors-budget-proposal.html
RTÉ News : Fees possible as students protest
With public spending being slashed some form of third level fees could be introduced. The Minister for Education, Batt O’Keeffe, is to bring recommendations to Government in April about possible forms of student contributions. A spokesperson for the Minister O’Keeffe, said: ‘In the current economic climate, difficult choices have to be made in prioritising…
Irish Times : 15,000 in third-level fees protest in Dublin
AS MORE than 15,000 people protested against the potential return of college fees yesterday, Minister for Education Batt O’Keeffe signalled that student loans or a graduate tax could form a key part of the Government’s plans for third-level funding. Traffic in Dublin city centre was brought to a standstill as protesters from third-level institutions across…
Irish Times : College to investigate Ahern protest
NUI GALWAY (NUIG) has initiated an internal investigation into protests on campus which led to the abandonment of a public interview with former taoiseach Bertie Ahern on Monday night. The university says it may take disciplinary action against any students involved. Both it and the college’s students’ union have also “strongly condemned” the actions of…
Irish Times : Anti-fees demonstration forces Ahern to abandon public interview
FORMER TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern had to abandon a public discussion in NUI Galway (NUIG) last night when he was jostled by students protesting over the planned reintroduction of college fees. Several dozen gardaí were involved in trying to break up the protest, which began at the entrance to the campus shortly before 8pm and continued…
