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The Kunsill ta’ l-iStudenti Universitarji (University Students’ Council) is the oldest national student union in Europe. KSU was founded by Arturo Mercieca (later Chief Justice Sir Arturo Mercieca) in 1901, as the Comitato Permanente Universitario. The student union involved itself in student politics as well as national politics. KSU represents all students attending the University, Junior College, the Institute of Health Care, Medical School and the Malta Centre of Restoration – on both a national and international level. Although in itself KSU is a dynamic organisation and therefore it is open for change and debate, like other organisations, it finds its roots in a set of fundamental objectives on which the organisation was founded. Over the past 106 years, KSU has been working: • To represent students in whatever issues concern them, whether it is on a national or international level. • To serve as an official link between students and the relevant authorities. • To achieve the democratisation of education in Malta. • To coordinate activities with other organizations, and • To cultivate an interest in students in the fields of education, socio-political and cultural issues. • To pressure authorities into assuring the highest level of quality in Higher Education. On an International level, KSU is a full member of ESIB – the national unions of students in Europe. ESIB is the representative of 45 National Unions of Students in 34 European countries, including KSU. Through these unions, ESIB represents over 10 million students and is regarded by the European Commission, the Council of Europe, UNESCO, the Bologna Follow-up Group, the European University Association (EUA) and various other stakeholders in education, as being the leading representative voice of all students in Europe. KSU’s Executive Committee is pushing forth the renewed emphasis that University is not simply an academic domain where one specializes within a particular field or profession, but it is a forum for exchange of experiences between students as well as one of the ultimate steps which completes the student formation process. President: Roberta Avellino E-Mail:
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Website: ksu.org.mt
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