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Bartek Banaszak – Chairman of Foreign Affairs Committee PSRP UASS Summer School

Students’ Parliament of the Republic of Poland ( Parlament Student ów Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, PSRP). Bartek Banaszak – Chairman of Foreign Affairs Committee PSRP UASS Summer School Lazurne, 11-18 of August 2008. Students' Parliament of the Republic of Poland (PSRP).

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Bartek Banaszak – Chairman of Foreign Affairs Committee PSRP UASS Summer School

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  1. Students’ Parliament of the Republic of Poland(Parlament Studentów Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, PSRP) Bartek Banaszak – Chairman of Foreign Affairs Committee PSRP UASS Summer School Lazurne, 11-18 of August 2008

  2. Students' Parliament of the Republic of Poland (PSRP) • 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 solerepresentative 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 theStudents’ Parliament of the Republic of Poland, hereinafter referred to as “the Students’ Parliament”,representing the entire student community in Poland.”

  3. Goals • 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

  4. Giving opinions to law deeds • 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

  5. PSRP representatives in bodies dealing with Higher Education • 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) • Parliamentary Committees • Team of Bologna Experts • Working Groups in the Ministry

  6. Structure (1) • 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

  7. Structure (2) • President • Executive Board – chairmen of permanent commissions • Law, Education, Social and Economic Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Organization Affairs (vacant) • Students’ Council • Main decision making body between General Assemblies • Board of Control

  8. Student self-government at the local level and its role • regulated by the Law on HigherEducationfrom 2005 • structure depends on the HEI • finances based on stable budget or project-based • involvementingovernanceatHigherEducationInstitutions (HEIs) - 20% insenate, facultycouncil, body electingrectors and deans • responsible for managmentinthearea of student welfare (student grants, housing, canteen) • involvementinqualityassurance (student questionnairesevaluatingacademicstaff) • responsible for student entertainment

  9. Activities and projects • Support for student self-governments: Conferences (e.g. annualconferencein Zakopane) • Representing student voice in the debate on the reform of higher education system in Poland • Campaigns (supporting student participationinelections, e.g. “21st of October”) • Trainings for students of first course • Awards: „Prostudent”; „Student-friendlyuniversity” • Supporting Student Entrepreneurship – AcademicIncubators of Entrepreneurships

  10. International Activities • European Students’ Union • PSRP – host of 57th ESU Board Meeting • Ukraine • Study visits • Ukraine Working Group • Student Self-government internships • Belarus • Politically based expulsions from universities • Persecutions towards student activists • Jewish Organizations

  11. AcademicIncubators of Entrepreneurship (1) • Initiative: AIE Foundation, Student Forum of Business Center Club • Aims: • to promote entrepreneurship among young people • to allow them to establish theirown enterprise with the minimal financial outlay • 23 incubators at the moment • Who can benefit • Everyone aged below 30, especially students and graduates, who would like to establishtheirown firm • all the costs are covered by an incubator in which the activity is conducted.

  12. Academic Incubators of Entrepreneurship (2) • Benefits • Help beneficiaries to set up and conduct an economic activity • Officesequipped with necessary facilities • Book-keeping • free legal andtax advice • Other: specialist press, fund-raising, PR • Recruitment: • Contest – the best business plan • AIE in Ukraine • Most probably first 2 AIE established in Odessa • Cooperation with student self-governments

  13. Thank you! Bartek Banaszak +48 502 827 637 bartek.banaszak@gmail.com Skype/MSN: bartekbanaszak(@hotmail.com)

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