Student Union of Serbia is an umbrella organization of 60 faculty student unions in Serbia. It was established in 1998, but the first independent student union was founded in 1992. It represents more than 7000 students and has offices in 10 different cities in Serbia. SUS is recognized by the Ministry of Education, as one of the major student organizations in Serbia and it is the partner of Ministry in the fields of the reform of Higher Education and betterment of the student welfare, educational policies and student participation in the decision-making process. SUS became a full member of ESIB in 1999. Apart from that SUS is also one of the founders of the network of student unions from the South-East Europe (SEI - South-East Initiatives) and a member of MedNet - Mediterranean Network of Student Representatives.