National Union of Students-Union of Students in Ireland

National Union of Students-Union of Students in Ireland (NUS-USI)
Founded1972[1]
HeadquartersBelfast, Northern Ireland
International affiliationEuropean Students' Union
WebsiteNUS-USI.org

NUS-USI, the student movement in Northern Ireland, was formed in 1972 by bilateral agreement between the National Union of Students of the United Kingdom (NUS) and the Union of Students in Ireland (USI), to address the particular problems of representing students in Northern Ireland.[1] As of 2018, NUS-USI represented approximately 200,000 students in the region.[2]

Students at an affiliated college are members of both national students' unions. The elected leader of the organisation is a full-time representative, elected as a sabbatical from one of the member colleges. An elected term is normally two years long (July–June). An officer within the executive of the movement may hold an officer position for a maximum of two terms.[citation needed]

The operations of the NUS-USI are overseen by its president, officers and board. A number of part-time student officers also fill the roles of further education officer, campaigns and communications officer, welfare officer, and international students' officer. Autonomous liberation campaigns also elect part-time officers who fill the roles of disabled students officer, women's officer, LGBT+ officer, trans students' officer and BAEM (black, Asian and ethnic minority) officer.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ a b "NUS-USI - About Us". nusconnect.org.uk. NUS. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Who we are". nus-usi.org. NUS-USI. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  3. ^ "People - NUS USI". nus-usi.org. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  4. ^ "NUS-USI conference - Round-up of day 1 @ NUS Connect". nusconnect.org.uk. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  5. ^ "NUS-USI constitution : as amended at NUS-USI conference 2014" (PDF). nus-usi.org. Retrieved 12 January 2019.