Transcript Bartek Banaszak – Chairman of Foreign Affairs Committee

Bartek Banaszak –
Chairman of Foreign
Affairs Committee
PSRP
UASS Summer School
Lazurne, 11-18 of August 2008
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Umbrella organization for student self-governments
acting at Higher Education Institutions (around 450
HEIs in Poland)
Recognized by the Law on Higher Education as the
representation of all students in Poland (2 million) Law
on Higher Education
◦ Article 202 § 2 of the Law says:
“The bodies of the student self-government shall be the sole
representative of the entire student community in a higher
education institution.”
◦ Article 203 § 1 of the Law says:
“Representatives of institutional student self-government
organisations shall establish the Students’ Parliament of the
Republic of Poland, hereinafter referred to as “the Students’
Parliament”,representing the entire student community in
Poland.”
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Representing student interest and
defending student rights on national level
◦ Gives opinions to law deeds concerning
students
◦ Delegates student to bodies dealing with
Higher Education
◦ Student rights’ spokeperson
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Discussion on Reform of Higher Education
Debates on changes in the Law on Higher
Education
Ministerial acts
Documents by other bodies which are related
to Higher Education
Questions to the institutions
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General Council of Higher Education
Polish State Accredition Commission (PKA)
 Presidium
 Student represented in accreditation study visits (pool
of student experts by PKA, recruitment by PSRP)
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Parliamentary Committees
Team of Bologna Experts
Working Groups in the Ministry
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General Assembly
 Every second year
 Self-government from each HEI above 1 000 of
students is entitled to send one delegate (except
school of arts)
 Smaller HEIs have to make agreements to achieve the
level of 1 000
 Different number of votes per delegate
 Reports
 Elections
 Statutes and standing orders
 Statements
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President
Executive Board – chairmen of permanent
commissions
 Law, Education, Social and Economic Affairs, Foreign
Affairs, Organization Affairs (vacant)
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Students’ Council
 Main decision making body between General
Assemblies
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Board of Control
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regulated by the Law on Higher Education from
2005
structure depends on the HEI
finances based on stable budget or project-based
involvement in governance at Higher Education
Institutions (HEIs) - 20% in senate, faculty council,
body electing rectors and deans
responsible for managment in the area of student
welfare (student grants, housing, canteen)
involvement in quality assurance (student
questionnaires evaluating academic staff)
responsible for student entertainment
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Support for student self-governments:
Conferences (e.g. annual conference in
Zakopane)
Representing student voice in the debate on
the reform of higher education system in
Poland
Campaigns (supporting student participation in
elections, e.g. “21st of October”)
Trainings for students of first course
Awards: „Prostudent”; „Student-friendly
university”
Supporting Student Entrepreneurship –
Academic Incubators of Entrepreneurships
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European Students’ Union
 PSRP – host of 57th ESU Board Meeting
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Ukraine
 Study visits
 Ukraine Working Group
 Student Self-government internships
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Belarus
 Politically based expulsions from universities
 Persecutions towards student activists
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Jewish Organizations
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Initiative: AIE Foundation, Student Forum of
Business Center Club
Aims:
 to promote entrepreneurship among young people
 to allow them to establish their own enterprise with the
minimal financial outlay
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23 incubators at the moment
Who can benefit
 Everyone aged below 30, especially students and
graduates, who would like to establish their own firm
 all the costs are covered by an incubator in which the
activity is conducted.
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Benefits
 Help beneficiaries to set up and conduct an economic
activity
 Offices equipped with necessary facilities
 Book-keeping
 free legal and tax advice
 Other: specialist press, fund-raising, PR
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Recruitment:
 Contest – the best business plan
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AIE in Ukraine
 Most probably first 2 AIE established in Odessa
 Cooperation with student self-governments
Thank you!
Bartek Banaszak
+48 502 827 637
[email protected]
Skype/MSN: bartekbanaszak(@hotmail.com)