One World Week 2012 | The World's Largest Student-run International Event
This year, Forum will also bring you an entirely student-led panel on "The student movement beyond the UK: International Perspectives". This talk is an SU initiative and is being hosted in collaboration with One World Week Forum. The Student
Timing: 18:00 -20:00
Venue: WMG main lecture theatre - the map can be found at Map.
In the last 18 months since the coalition government in the UK came to power, higher education has been significantly ‘reformed’ resulting in students across the UK responding through protests, occupations, and demonstrations, with the National Union of Students lobbying for fairer funding and improved loan and bursary schemes. Responses have been similar across the world where governments have taken similar steps. In certain cases the student movement has become the starting point for broader public support for living costs, whilst in others it remains at odds with the majority of society. This panel will discuss both the broader picture of student and union responses to changes in higher education as well as their impact as social forces.
The panelists for the talk include Jorge Moreno (Spanish University of Students), Lilach (National Union of Israeli Students), Pete Mercer (National Union of Students), Aleem Nizari (Monash University International Students Association) and Leonardo Boe (President of Warwick Student's Union)
