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 The European Students' Union (ESU) and the Slovenian Student Union (SSU) organised the 15th European Student Convention in Ljubljana, Slovenia, between the 13th and 17th March 2008. The topic was: Students for Democracy. The Slovenian presidency of the European Union supported the convention as a part of the agenda of the Slovenian presidency of the European Union. The convention will be co-organized by the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology of the Republic of Slovenia.
Youth in general and students in particular have always been at the forefront of social change, aiming for a better society than the ones we are living in now. Students in the past have fought for the freedoms and rights which we are now enjoying every day. Whether we are speaking about the student movements in the sixties or the current activities all around the Europe, students have been and still are changing our realities. But all around Europe, students are faced with problems in taking responsibility and becoming a part of an active and diverse student movement. Student unions are facing problems finding members, electoral turn out rates inside universities are declining and students are feeling pressure to finish their studies as soon as possible, without getting the chance to become active citizens. On the other hand some long lasting external factors still exist as influence of real political interests on the independent student
movement for example. According the situation in the student movement, which is in a way in special transitional period all around the Europe, the ESC achieved the following aims: - to reflect and to discuss the recent threats to developing an active and diverse student movement;
- to try to foresee the trends in the developing students movement in the future;
- to address the specific problems faced by student unions;
- to discuss the role of responsible student unions in developing a democratic society, which is inclusive for all;
- to promote the importance of an active and diverse student movement within society. Results of the Convention: Read the Declaration issued by the Convention Read the General Report from the Convention Download the pre-convention reader Support: The convention was co-organized by the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology of the Republic of Slovenia.
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