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This 17th November marked 79 years since the student protests of Prague, a determinant event in the history of the student movement, remembered all around the world as International Students Day.

It’s the time of the year where School Student activists from all over Europe come together to shape our platform. The statutory meetings - Council of Members and Extraordinary General Assembly - took place in Rome, Italy, from the 17th to the 18th of November.

On the 6th ad the 7th of November our Board Member Giuseppe and Bicca from our Member Organisation FSS joined the Forum of EQAVET, the European body putting together States, experts, social partners and the European Commission to improve quality assurance in VET all across the continent.

OBESSU is delighted to introduce you to our new Affiliate Organisation, Türkiye Öğrenci Senatosu (TÖS) . The Senate of Students of Turkey, in English, was founded in 2018 with the values of secularism, democracy and achieving progress at its core. Despite being very young, they have embarked on a very busy program of events in the past year, with plenty more to happen in the coming months.

On the 10th of October, World Mental Health Day, our board member Sara Þöll Finnbogadóttir represented school students on a panel focusing on promoting positive mental health for the next generation. The event was hosted by MEP Julie Ward, a member of the Mental Health Europe’s Coalition for Mental Health and Welll-being in the European Parliament, Brussels.