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NStEP Newsletter: A major conference, an exciting new proposal for the future of student engagement, new student-led projects, and a recruitment drive!

It's your last chance to register for 'Empowerment and Partnership in Student Engagement',  hosted in partnership with Quality and Qualifications Ireland and StudentSurvey.ie. Meanwhile we are delighted to propose a new version of the Framework for Student Engagement in Decision-Making to staff and students across the sector. Find out more below about our planned collaborative dialogue in the months ahead.
You've heard of the 10 Principles of Student Engagement... but now there are just 5 Principles!

What's changed and why?

NStEP has been working to revise and reimagine the 'conceptual framework' for student engagement, published in 2016 by the Higher Education Authority. Since then, we have had the task of maintaining this important national resource. Staff and students told us it needed to evolve, so that's what we have set out to achieve.

The 10 Principles have become the 5 Principles of Student Engagement, which are dialogue, building trust, equity and inclusivity, empowerment, and students as co-creators.

Click the link below to find out more about what has changed, why we changed it, and what is next on this path to a new national approach for student engagement in decision-making, including how you can join us on the journey.
Read the Discussion Paper and find out more!
We are now recruiting Student Quality Assurance Reviewers!
Student Quality Assurance Reviewers are an integral part of the quality assurance of higher education, bringing the student perspective to key processes, ensuring they are student-centred, including governance, teaching and learning, and the student experience.

Applications are open until 5pm, Friday 27th November. Please help us to spread the word. Click the link below to find out more about these important roles.
Apply now to be a Student QA Reviewer
More news from NStEP:
Final chance to register for our major national conference with QQI and StudentSurvey.ie!
A Virtual Conference with a Global Speaker Line-Up:
Join NStEP, QQI, and StudentSurvey.ie from 11am, Tuesday 24th November - don't miss out! #StudentEngagement2020 

Speakers include:
  • Dr. Lucy Mercer-Mapstone, Lecturer in Curriculum at University of Sydney
  • Ms. Sophia Abbot, PhD in Education at George Mason University, USA
  • Dr. Cathy Bovill, Senior Lecturer in Student Engagement in the University of Edinburgh
  • Ms. Hillary Gyebi-Ababio, Vice-President of Higher Education for the National Union of Students UK
  • Ms. Gohar Hovhannisyan, President of the European Students’ Union
  • Mr. Sjur Bergan, Head of the Council of Europe’s Education Department
  • Ms. Lorna Fitzpatrick, President of the Union of Students in Ireland
Final chance to register - click here!
Meet our new team members!
Please welcome the NStEP Student Associate Interns!
We're delighted to welcome Muireann Nic Corcráin and Naomi Algeo to the NStEP team, who joined us back at the start of the academic year. Muireann is developing a new equality, diversity and inclusivity in student engagement project, while Naomi is busy creating resources for enhancing postgraduate student engagement. 

Both Naomi and Muireann will be announcing exciting details of their projects over the coming months. They will also host break-out sessions at Empowerment and Partnership in Student Engagement (register above).
Meet Naomi and Muireann!
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