Organising Bureau of European School Student Unions
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| Organising Bureau of European School Student Unions | |
| Founded | April, 1975 |
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| Country | Europe |
| Affiliation | European Youth Forum |
| Key people | Giuseppe Beccia, secretary general |
| Office location | Brussels, Belgium |
| Website | [1] |
The Organising Bureau of European School Student Unions (OBESSU) is a European association of school student organisations. The secretariat is based in Brussels. Currently, Giuseppe Beccia has the position of Secretary General.
Full members status is held to the European Youth Forum (YFJ) which operates within the Council of Europe and European Union areas and works closely with both these bodies.
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[edit] Brief History
OBESSU was founded in April 1975 in Dublin, Ireland. Today it represents 20 member organisations in 17 European countries and has contacts with observer and contact organisations in a further 10 countries.
In April 2005, the 30th Anniversaire Celebrations of the foundation of OBESSU were celebrated in Dublin, Ireland and hosted by the Union of Secondary Students.
[edit] Objectives
Obessu works in order to:
- Represent the views of the school students in Europe towards the different educational institutions and platforms
- Uphold and improve the quality and accessibility of education and educational democracy in Europe
- Improve the conditions in the secondary schools in Europe to promote greater solidarity, cooperation and understanding among the school students
- put an end of the discrimination and injustice where they exist within the educational systems in countries in Europe
[edit] Structure
- General Assembly (supreme decision-making body, meets annually)
- Board (elected every two years, composed of 5 to 7 persons)
- European Platform of national (secondary) school student organisations
[edit] Main Activities
OBESSU organises approximately 5 conferences per year all dealing with education-related topics.
