Climate strikes: Inside a global student movement
From the Global Student Living Conference 2019. Head here to register your interest for future GSL conferences, and learn more about the GSL Conference here.
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In October 2018,...
Greek students protest scrapped academic sanctuary law
Greek students have been protesting the scrapping of a longstanding law that enshrined university spaces as academic sanctuaries of asylum, keeping police and the...
Rental costs hinder German students from saving money
Students in Germany are saving significantly less than comparable age groups 20 years ago, exposed by recent statistics which link increases in housing costs...
Bureaucratic backlog leaves Spain’s international students in limbo
A bureaucratic backlog is making life extremely difficult for foreign students in Spain this year. Authorities are taking longer than six months – twice...
‘Refurbishment’ one reason for German student housing price spike
Student housing prices in Germany have risen from between 9.8 percent (Griefswald) and 67.3 percent (Berlin) since 2010, according to a student price index...
Spanish students respond to economic crisis with entrepreneurial spirit
Spanish university students are more entrepreneurial than their predecessors, according to a new study sponsored by the Axa Foundation and Educa 20.20. The survey...
Berlin launches its first sustainable vegan student canteen
Berlin’s first 100% vegan and sustainable student cafe has opened at the Technical University in Berlin, named Veggie 2.0.
Initiated by Studierendenwerk Berlin,
Veggie 2.0 is...
Belgian student creates affordable online textbook library for students
Students can find expensive textbooks to be an early
financial hurdle in their studies – so a Cambridge student has founded Perlego:
an online streaming service...
‘Welcome to France’ – and its higher fees for international students
International students in France this year face an increase of up to 15 times the previous level of tuition fees, following a new government...
Croatian students forced to vacate accommodation for tourists
Croatia's coastal cities host millions of holidaymakers every year, causing issues for students whose landlords want to cash in by renting out their accommodation...