Operating Grant 2025

ongoing

The European Students' Union (ESU) represents 44 national student unions from 40 European countries, advocating for student interests in education policy. ESU conducts research, advocacy, and capacity building, focusing on topics like mobility, quality of education and governance. Its Board and Executive Committee oversee its activities, with a dedicated Secretariat in Brussels supporting daily operations. ESU aligns its mission, vision, and objectives with key EU policy priorities. ESU's mission is to represent and defend students' rights, promote equal educational opportunities, and create an inclusive and sustainable European future. ESU actively contributes to EU objectives, addressing themes like digital transition, green transition, and quality higher education. It advocates for student participation, inclusion, and sustainability in European higher education systems. ESU also fosters international cooperation and engages with EU initiatives like the European Education Area and the European Universities Alliances Initiative. Through its diverse activities, ESU reinforces the EU's core values, such as democracy and respect for human rights. ESU's day-to-day operations involve coordinating and implementing projects, campaigns, advocacy work, and capacity-building activities. The organization sets quantitative and qualitative indicators to monitor progress, including EC members' involvement in the plan of work, capacity development, policy document creation, and engagement of student union representatives.The management plan, GANTT charts, and evaluation forms aid in tracking and evaluating grant administration. Bilateral meetings facilitate effective communication among ESU's key bodies. By adhering to these processes and indicators, ESU ensures that its mission and goals are consistently pursued and achieved. The work plan presented in this application consists of two work packages that correspond to ESU’s dedicated mission with concrete actions and activities.