International Cooperation
Visit to Warsaw
On 7th-9th February, the VU SR Central Office team visited Warsaw, where they met with the Students' Parliament of the University of Warsaw (Samorząd Studentów Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego) and the Student Union of the Republic of Poland (Parlament Studentów Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej).
The visit included a tour of the Warsaw University Palace. With members of both the Students' Union of the University of Warsaw (SSUW) and the Student Union of the Republic of Poland, discussions were held on the integration of international students, the social dimension, the representation of the interests of postgraduate students, and the differences and similarities in the structure and principles of operation.
Taras Shevchenko National University Student Representation
This year, VU SR expanded its international cooperation with the Student Parliament of the Faculty of Psychology at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. The cooperation started with an initial meeting during which current work was shared, and points of contact were discovered between VU SR and the representative office of one of the oldest Ukrainian universities. Taras Shevchenko students shared their experience with civil resistance from the students' perspective during the retreat, talking about the first days of the war in Ukraine and the general adaptation of the study process to the current geopolitical situation.
ARQUS student Council
On 1-4 July, VU SR student representatives in the ARQUS Student Council participated in the annual ARQUS Conference at the University of Minho. During the conference, various working groups met and discussed important topics in European higher education. During the conference, the VU SR representative shared ARQUS StC's position on the European degree.
On 2-4 April, VU SR student representatives in the ARQUS Student Council participated in the annual ARQUS Conference at the University of Leipzig, where the overall activities of the Alliance were evaluated from the perspective of the ARQUS StC.