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Read about recent OBESSU events, activities, conferences, advocacy work, workshops, political representations, seminars...
Online Training for Inclusion Ambassadors
OBESSU invites you to participate to the online training course for Inclusion Ambassadors organised in the framework of Inclusive Schools project.
Lifelong Learning Platform General Assembly 2020
On 25th September OBESSU participated in the annual General Assembly of the Lifelong Learning Platform. The LLLP is an organisation gathering together civil society organisations working on education at European level, from cradle to grave. Members of the LLLP include student organisations, higher education institutions, parents, early childhood organisations, youth and volunteering organisations and much more, encompassing the formal, non formal and informal sectors of education.
Open Call for Members of the Working Group "Quality of Education Funding"
OBESSU has reopened the call for two motivated members to join the team and continue the work that has been done so far.
SOTEU: Education left out in the cold again
The Organising Bureau of European School Student Unions (OBESSU) deeply regrets the lack of commitment of the European Union to invest in education. Yesterday morning, the President of the European Commission, Ursula Von der Leyen, delivered the State of the Union Speech at the European Parliament. Two years ago, when President Juncker gave the same speech, we raised our voices to express our concerns: education and the key role that it can play to improve the social dimension of the EU, which at the time was not considered a priority. Two years later, despite having a new College of Commissioners and despite the unprecedented health crisis that we face, which has confirmed us that we must review and increase the funds allocated to our education and training systems, the European Commission’s vision of education remains sadly the same.
Evacuate Moria now!
Evacuate Moria now!
The pictures and videos of the burning refugee camp Moria situated on the Greek island of Lesbos last week have shocked us deeply.
The pictures and videos of the burning refugee camp Moria situated on the Greek island of Lesbos last week have shocked us deeply.