European Students' Union

International Non-Governmental Youth Organisation - Full members

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Youth organisations

The European Students’ Union (ESU) is the umbrella organisation of 45 National Unions of Students (NUS) from 39 countries. The NUSes are open to all students in their respective country regardless of political persuasion, religion, ethnic or cultural origin, sexual orientation or social standing. Our members are also student-run, autonomous, representative and operate according to democratic principles. The aim of ESU is to represent and promote the educational, social, economic and cultural interests of students at the European level towards all relevant bodies and in particular the European Union, Bologna Follow Up Group, Council of Europe and UNESCO. Through its members, ESU represents almost 20 million students in Europe.

Related news and publications

More Erasmus = More Europe

Erasmus + Coalition

26/06/2025

In 2010 the Lifelong Learning Platform and the European Youth Forum set up a stakeholders’ coalition related to the adoption of a new EU programme in the field of education and youth for the period 2013-2020. In a joint coalition, youth and education sectors will have more chances to have an advocacy impact in the negotiations.

More Erasmus = More Europe

The future is Erasmus: more funding for Erasmus+

Motion - 09/05/2025

The mid-term review of the current Erasmus+ Programme (2021-2027) set to be published in July 2025, provides a critical opportunity to reflect on the programme’s successes and challenges while preparing for the next phase. In light of this, the European Youth Forum and its members must actively campaign for a significantly increased budget for Erasmus+ under the next MFF.

formal and non-formal education

Application to associate willing non-EU European countries with Erasmus+

Motion - 21/04/2023 (Archive)

The General Assembly of the European Youth Forum approved a motion calling the European Union to support the re-association of Switzerland to the Erasmus+ programme and ensure that all European countries are granted access to the programme.

Youth rights

For the support for the exclusion of the National Youth Council of Russia (NYCR)

Motion - 26/11/2022 (Archive)

The General Assembly of the European Youth Forum voted to terminate the membership of NYCR.