Европейский студенческий союз: история и структура

The European Students' Union (ESU) is the umbrella organisation of 44 national unions of students from 40 countries, representing almost 20 million students. A consultative member of the Bologna Process, ESU is also a full member of the European Youth Forum (YFJ).

On 17 October 1982, seven National Unions of Students (NUSes) from the United Kingdom, Sweden, Iceland, France, Denmark, Norway and Austria established the Western European Students Information Bureau (WESIB) at a gathering in Stockholm. In February 1990, WESIB dropped the "W" to become the European Student Information Bureau (ESIB) following the political upheaval in Europe at the time. In 1992 the name was changed yet again into the National Union of Students in Europe. This reflected the recognition of the changing mission of ESIB from being a pure information sharing organisation into a political organisation that represented the views of students in European institutions. In May 2007, the current name, European Students' Union (ESU), was introduced. Over the years, the office of ESU has moved around Europe and was first hosted by the member NUSes. Following the establishment of WESIB in Stockholm, the office was based in the SFS Office in Sweden from 1982 until 1985, funded by a grant by the Swedish Government. By 1985 the grant was running low, and so NUS UK offered to host WESIB in their London headquarters. In 1988 the office moved to the ÖH offices in Vienna and remained there until 2000 when it was decided that for reasons of being near the European institutions, the office should move to Brussels and was hosted by VVS.

The highest ESU structure is the Board Meeting, bringing together representatives from all the National Unions of Students it represents. The Board Meeting sets the organisation's policy direction and elects members to the executive committee to run the organisation.

Country English Name Local Name ESU Abbrev. Armenian National Students AssociationՀայ ուսանողական ազգային ասոցիացիաANSAAustrian Students' AssociationÖsterreichische Hochschüler innenschaftÖHBelarusian Students' AssociationЗадзіночанне Беларускіх СтудэнтаўBSABrotherhood of Organizers of Student Self GovernmentБОССBOSSFederation of French speaking StudentsFédération Des Etudiants FrancophonesFEFFlemish Union of StudentsVlaamse Vereniging van StudentenVVSStudents' Union Republic of SrpskaUnija studenata Republike SrpskeSURSNational Assembly of Student's Councils in the Republic of BulgariaНационално представителство на студентските съвети в Република БългарияNASCCroatian Students' CouncilHrvatski Studentski ZborCSCPancyprian Federation of Student UnionsPagkypria Omospondia Foititikon EnoseonPOFENStudent Chamber of the Council of Higher Education InstitutionsStudentská komora Rady vysokých škol SKRVSNational Union of Students in DenmarkDanske Studerendes FællesrådDSFFederation of Estonian Student UnionsEesti Üliõpilaskondade LiitEÜLFaroese National Union of StudentsMeginfelag Føroyskra StudentaMFSNational Union of University Students in FinlandSuomen Ylioppilaskuntien Liitto, Finlands studentkårers förbundSYL, FSFUnion of Students in Finnish Universities of Applied SciencesSuomen opiskelijakuntien liitto, Finlands studerandekårers förbundSAMOKNational Federation of Student's AssociationsFédération des Associations Générales d'ÉtudiantsFAGEGeorgian Student's Organizations AssociationGeorgian Student's Organizations AssociationGSOAFree Association of Student Unionsfreier zusammenschluss von student*innenschaftenfzsNational Union of Students in HungaryHallgatói Önkormányzatok Országos KonferenciájaHÖOKNational Union of Icelandic StudentsLandssamtök íslenskra stúdentaLÍSUnion of Students in IrelandUnion of Students in Ireland, Aontas na Mac Léinn in ÉirinnUSINational Union of Israeli Studentsהתאחדות הסטודנטים בישראלتحاد الطلاب في إسرائيلNUISUnion of University StudentsUnione degli UniversitariUdUStudent Union of LatviaLatvijas Studentu apvienībaLSALithuanian National Union of StudentsLietuvos Studentu SajungaLSSNational Union of Students in LuxembourgUnion Nationale des Etudiant(e)s du Luxembourg UNELUniversity Students' CouncilKunsill Studenti UniversitarjiKSUStudent Alliance of MoldovaAlianta studentilor din MoldovaASMStudent Parliament of the University of MontenegroStudentski Parlament Univerziteta Crne GoreSPUMDutch National Students AssociationInterstedelijk Studenten OverlegISODutch Student UnionLandelijke StudentenvakbondLSVbNational Union of Students' in NorwayNorsk studentorganisasjonNSOStudents' Parliament of PolandParlament Studentów Rzeczypospolitej PolskiejPSRPAcademic Forum for Information and External RepresentationFórum Académico para Informação e Representação ExternaFAIReNational Alliance of Student Organizations in RomaniaAlianta Nationala Organizatiilor Studentesti din RomaniaANOSRStudents Conference of Serbian UniversitiesStudentska konferencija univerzitetâ SrbijeSKONUSStudent Council for Higher EducationŠtudentská Rada Vysokých ŠkôlSRVSSlovene Student UnionStudenska Organizacija SlovenijeŠOSCoordinator of Student Representatives of Public UniversitiesCoordinadora de Representantes de Estudiantes de Universidades PúblicasCREUPSwedish National Union of StudentsSveriges Förenade StudentkårerSFSVSS UNES USUVerband Schweizer StudierendenschaftenUnion des Etudiant e s de SuisseUnione Svizzera degli UniversitariVSS UNES USUUkrainian Association of Student Self governmentУкраїнська асоціація студентського самоврядуванняUASNational Union of StudentsNUS UK