Organising Bureau of European School Student Unions
Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Nov 2025 | Anna Banczyk Head of Unit | Exchange of views on VET Strategy | — |
| 10 Nov 2025 | Anna Banczyk Head of Unit | Exchange of views on VET Strategy | SRC |
| 29 Apr 2020 | Christoph Nerlich Cabinet member | Videoconference meeting on the impact of Covid-19 on learners, especially on VET learners. | — |
| 29 Apr 2020 | Christoph Nerlich Cabinet member | Videoconference meeting on the impact of Covid-19 on learners, especially on VET learners. | SRC |
| 05 Dec 2018 | Themis Christophidou Director-General | Meeting with Board member and representatives | — |
| 05 Dec 2018 | Themis Christophidou Director-General | Meeting with Board member and representatives | SRC |
Mission & Goals
The Organising Bureau of European School Student Unions is the platform for cooperation between national school student unions active in general secondary and secondary vocational education in Europe. It was founded in April 1975 in Dublin, Ireland, and brings together almost 30 member and candidate organisations from all over Europe. All members are independent, national, representative and democratic school student organisations. OBESSU is a member of the European Youth Forum and of Lifelong Learning Platform, an associate member of the European Students’ Union and a stakeholder formally recognized by the Council of Europe and the European Union. As OBESSU we stand together to represent the views of the school students in Europe towards the different educational institutions and platforms, to uphold and improve the quality and accessibility of education and educational democracy in Europe, to improve the conditions in the secondary schools in Europe, to promote greater so (...)
EU Legislative Interests
Anything related to education, especially secondary school education. We are interested in topics like Europe 2030, Digital Education, the Education and Training Monitor, the European Solidarity Corps, Erasmus+ Programme and the activities of CULT end EMPL committees particularly in the fields of VET and apprenticeships.
Communication Activities
OBESSU runs several projects every year, many of them funded by the EU or Council of Europe. For a list of recent activities, see https://www.obessu.org/what-we-do/
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
OBESSU is a member of the European Youth Forum (YFJ) and of the European Civil Society Platform on Lifelong Learning (LLL-P), as well as the Migration Policy Network SIRIUS and a Member of Civil Society Europe. We are also an Associated Member of the European Students' Union (ESU). OBESSU co-created in 2020 the Global Student Forum. For full details on networks and partners, please check: https://www.obessu.org/about/partners/
Organisation Members
Please see http://www.obessu.org/members-list.
Additional Information
The amounts indicated are only those covering operating costs. Project costs for activities and project-related funding was not indicated.