The
Union of Students in Ireland (USI) () is the national representative body for
third-level students' unions in
Ireland. The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) is the sole national representative body for students in Ireland but does not represent students from two of the seven Irish Universities, namely
Dublin City University and
University of Limerick and also
Cork Institute of Technology. Founded in 1959, USI now represents more than 250,000 students in over forty colleges across the island of Ireland. The goal of the USI is to work for rights of students and a fair and equal third level education system in Ireland.
The Union's sovereign body is its Annual Congress, and its executive authority is its National Council, comprising representatives from each member organisation. Members of the Officer Board of USI serve a one year term beginning on July 1. The current President is Gary Redmond.
Many past officers of USI have gone on to prominent positions within Irish society. Past USI presidents includes Chief Justice
John L. Murray (1966/67) and broadcaster
Joe Duffy (1983-84).
In
Northern Ireland, USI jointly operates
NUS-USI with the
National Union of Students of the United Kingdom, with students being members of both national unions.
USI is member of both
European Students' Union and
EURODOC and have provided officer-holders in both organisations.
Structure
The Union of Students in Ireland consists of five bodies formed from both elected members to...
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