Policies and Statements
The Steering Committee ongoingly issues statements and policy papers as well as ad-hoc reactions to developments in and around education as well as formal and informal international decision making spaces.
Free Ahmed Samir!
The Global Student Forum condemns the arbitrary detention, torture and ill-treatment of Ahmed Samir Santawy.
We join the call for his immediate release and an end to the persecution of students, academics, researchers and activists.
Freedom for the Secretary General and President of the Zimbabwe National Students Union (ZINASU)
We call on the Zimbabwean government and judicial system to release Tapiwanashe Isaac Chiriga and Takudzwa Ngadziore, Secretary General and President of the Zimbabwe National Students Union, from prison immediately.
Student Declaration on Zero-Discrimination Day 2021
We the members of the European Students’ Union, the Organising Bureau of European School Student Union, and the Global Student Forum call for Ministers of Education and European decision-makers to ensure inclusion in education for all learners.
Resolution adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of Antisemitism
The Global Student Forum adopts the IHRA definition of antisemitism and renews the commitment to cooperate with Jewish student associations, movements, and civil society organisations with the goal of eradicating the spread of fascist, nazi, or xenophobic ideas and narratives in our learning environments and societies.
Statement on the international day of women and girls in science.
We need to enhance policies and programmes to support women and girls’ fundamental roles in science.
Statement on the political situation in Myanmar
The Global Student Forum strongly condemns the decision to arrest pro-democracy leaders and activists in the scope of the military coup.
Remembrance and Action – Education and the Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
The Global Student Forum, the World Union of Jewish Students, and the European Union of Jewish Students commemorate the victims of the holocaust.