European Students' Union

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Overview

Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.

Lobbying Costs

None declared

Financial year: Jan 2021 - Dec 2021

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

7.75 Fte (9)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

0

High-level Commission meetings

8

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    European Students' Union   (ESU)

    EU Transparency Register

    947001511571-77 First registered on 12 Jul 2013

    Goals / Remit

    The European Students' Union (ESU) is the umbrella organisation of 45 National Unions of Students (NUS) from 40 countries. The NUSes are open to all students in their respective country regardless of political persuasion, religion, ethnic or cultural origin, sexual orientation or social standing. Our members are also student-run, autonomous, representative and operate according to democratic principles.

    The aim of ESU

    The aim of ESU is to represent and promote the educational, social, economic and cultural interests of students at the European level towards all relevant bodies and in particular the European Union, Bologna Follow Up Group, Council of Europe and UNESCO. Through its members, ESU represents over 15 million students in Europe.

    Working together

    ESU works to bring together, resource, train and inform national student representatives on policy developments in higher education at the European level. Since decisions concerning higher education are increasingly (...)

    Main EU files targeted

    ESU follows the decision-making process of all issues related to Higher Education in Europe and/or affects current/future students enrolled in European Higher Education Institutions.

    Some examples are:

    - Quality Assurance
    - Modernization of Higher Education
    - Erasmus+
    - European Education Area 2025
    - Internationalization and digitalization of the higher education
    - Climate change
    - Green Erasmus
    - Education and refugees
    - Bologna Process
    - New Skills Agenda
    - Academic Freedom

    - New Skills Agenda
    - Academic Freedom

    Address

    Head Office
    Rue de la Charite 22
    Bruxelles 1210
    BELGIUM
    EU Office
    Rue de la Charite 22
    Bruxelles 1210
    BELGIUM

    Website

    http://www.esu-online.org

  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    9

    Employment timeLobbyists
    100%7
    50%1
    25%1

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    7.75

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time

    0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 13 Jul 2022

    Name Start date End Date
    Iris KIMIZOGLU 14 Jul 2023 12 Jul 2024
    Tanguy GUIBERT 13 Jul 2023 12 Jul 2024
    Horia Serban ONITA 13 Jul 2023 12 Jul 2024
    Ms Iris KIMIZOGLU 14 Jul 2023 15 Apr 2024
    Mr Tanguy GUIBERT 13 Jul 2023 15 Apr 2024
    Mr Horia Serban ONITA 13 Jul 2023 15 Apr 2024
    Mr Matteo VESPA 29 Jul 2022 29 Jul 2023
    Mr Horia Serban ONITA 28 Jul 2022 13 Jul 2023
    Ms Gohar HOVHANNISYAN 15 Jan 2020 01 Sep 2020
    Mr Robert NAPIER 03 Sep 2019 01 Sep 2020
    Mr Sebastian BERGER 13 Jul 2019 11 Jul 2020
    Mr Robert NAPIER 06 Jul 2018 06 Jul 2019
    Ms Katrina KOPPEL 06 Jul 2018 06 Jul 2019
    Mr Adam GAJEK 09 Jun 2018 08 Jun 2019
    Blazhe Todorovski 20 Oct 2016 19 Oct 2017
    Lea Christina Meister 20 Oct 2016 19 Oct 2017
    Ms Anna Widegren 20 Oct 2016 02 Aug 2017
    Ms Liva VIKMANE 20 Oct 2016 19 Oct 2017
    Mr Fernando Miguel Galan Palomares 16 Jul 2015 14 Jul 2016
    Blazhe Todorovski 28 May 2015 26 May 2016
    Lea Christina Meister 28 May 2015 26 May 2016
    Alexandra Antonescu 28 May 2015 26 May 2016
    Blazhe Todorovski 26 Jun 2014 25 Oct 2014
    Mr Fernando Miguel Galan Palomares 26 Jun 2014 24 Jun 2015
    Ms Elisabeth Gehrke 26 Jun 2014 24 Jun 2015
    Mr Robert Baldursson 26 Jun 2014 27 May 2015
    Erin Nordal 26 Jun 2014 24 Jun 2015
    Eleni Boulomyti 14 Mar 2014 12 Feb 2015
    Blazhe Todorovski 11 Mar 2014 26 Jun 2014
    Erin Nordal 01 Mar 2014 26 Jun 2014
    Mr Rok Primozic 06 Sep 2013 05 Jul 2014
    Ms Elin Blomqvist 06 Sep 2013 05 Jul 2014
    Mr Fernando Miguel Galan Palomares 17 Jul 2013 26 Jun 2014
    Ms Elisabeth Gehrke 17 Jul 2013 26 Jun 2014
    Mr Robert Baldursson 17 Jul 2013 26 Jun 2014

    Complementary Information

    ESU’s representative structure consists out of an elected Executive Committee (EC), whose work is supported by three coordinators, experts' pools and working groups.

    The Executive Committee (EC) consists out of a President, two Vice Presidents and seven general members. The EC is responsible for steering and organising the organisation, both politically and financially, on a day-to-day basis. It is responsible for carrying out the decisions that are taken by the Board Meeting, ESU's highest decision-making body, where all of its member unions participate.

    The daily work of the Executive Committee (EC) is supported by a professional Secretariat based in Brussels.

    Only the Secretariat and the Presidency are employed staff of the organisation. The Executive Committee members of ESU, with the exception of the Presidency, are volunteers and therefore not employed by the organisation, as well as all the rest of the people involved in other structures of the organisation.

    Person in charge of EU relations

    Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR

    Person with legal responsibility

    Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR

  • Categories

    Category

    Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    ESU is a member of the European Youth Forum (YFJ), the Lifelong Learning Platform (LLLP), United, Sirius, Global Campaign for Education, Global Students Forum, Groningen Declaration network, Advisory Council on Youth in Council of Europe, E4 group, EQAR, FAIB and many more

    Member organisations

    None declared

  • Financial Data

    Interests represented

    Does not represent commercial interests

    Closed financial year

    Jan 2021 - Dec 2021

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.

    Total organisational budget in closed year

    609,398€

    Major funding types in closed year

    Member's contribution, Grants, EU funding

    Major contributions in closed year

    TypeNameAmount
    Contribution Membership Fees from the members 192,372€
    Contribution European Commission Operating Grant 2021 - ESU lead 125,000€
    Contribution MARIBEL Grant for Executive Assistant and Head of Secretariat 42,820€
    Contribution Quality Assurance Pool Solidarity Fee from the reviews 26,875€
    Contribution Open Society Fundation - Global Students Forum grant 21,966€
    Contribution European Commission - Projects, ESU partner 73,928€
    Contribution Together Moving Forward Subgranting scheme (Project) 92,030€
    Contribution Council of Europe structural grant 2021 18,633€
    Grant European Commission Operating Grant 2021 - ESU lead 125,000€

    Major contributions in current year

    TypeNameAmount
    Grant European Commission Operating Grant 2022 - ESU lead 125,000€

    Other financial info

    None declared

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    Working Group on Higher Education#E03799#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?groupID=3799 #Member #C#Academia/Research#Europass Advisory Group#E03613#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?groupID=3613 #Member #C#Academia/Research#European Qualifications Framework Advisory Group#E02107#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?groupID=2107 #Member #C#Other

    Groups (European Parliament)

    N/A

    Communication activities

    ESU's POLICY BOOK:
    (http://www.esu-online.org/documents/policy/)

    - Introduction to ESU’s policies on higher education

    - Policy paper on quality of higher education

    - Policy paper on mobility and internationalisation of higher education

    - Policy paper on public responsibility, governance and financing of higher education

    - Policy Paper on the Social Dimension


    PUBLICATIONS:
    (you can get all our publications for free at http://www.esu-online.org/documents/publications/)

    - Bologna With Student Eyes
    - Bologna with Stakeholders Eyes
    - Black Book of the Bologna Process
    - Equity Handbook
    - No student left out - handbook higher education decision making
    - Student Union Development Handbook
    - Gender Equality Handbook


    Funded by the European Commission: INCLUSIPHE; SMILE; ENTRANTS; SIDERAL; BWSE FORward; ESC Tension; T4H; Green Erasmus; ESQA, STUPS; EUNIQ; Bologna Hub Peer Support; Calohee X; LOTUS; DEQAR Connect; Profformance; SHEFCE; I-AR; ARENA; PUPP; English as a medium of instruction in EU higher education; Academic Freedom, TMF 4, BWSE 2030, QA-FIT, PLAR-U-PAGs, Bologna Peer Support II, TPG-LRC CoRE, Erasmus for All, Wellbeing of Students

    Other activities

    Moreover, ESU runs Erasmus+ and Council of Europe projects in fields related to Higher Education.

    ESU organises at least 4 major events per year (2 European Students Convention and 2 General Assembly), where its 45 National Students' Unions meet and discuss together.

    ESU also attend the BFUG and the E4 with EU stakeholders on higher education; LLLP Steering Committee, etc.

  • Meetings

    Meetings

    8 meetings found. Download meetings

    The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.

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