Blogs from previous study tours

News, analysis and explanation of higher education issues from our leading team of wonks

On this page you’ll find a collection of blogs from previous study tours. There’s also a collection of resources from each country’s SUs and national unions, let us know if you need access.

In 2020 we toured Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Finland:

We must be able to make it possible for students to build a fairer world now and in the future

Everyone has a right to a cheap hot meal

Once a year we sing our hearts out

Women are more important here

You do have to pass a test

In 2022 we toured Denmark, Sweden and Norway:

What can we learn from Scandinavia and from students?

His Majesty the Pig writhes out of his whimsical reclusive binge

Why do we treat students like children?

Blankets are available

A study time to remember and an education to be proud of

Sometimes we have to get loud

We are the university’s best partner and greatest critic

In Denmark, they give students a hygge

Country guides:

Scanditour 2022: Norway

Scanditour 2022: Sweden

Scanditour 2022: Denmark

In 2023 we toured Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany:

Could UK SUs help students “create tomorrow”?

You can’t learn on an empty stomach

They are so proud of us

As the sector expands, why are we letting more mean less?

It’s the most important five days of your life

Students will go if other students have organised it

It’s like Karaoke, but more about community

Country guides:

Study Tour 2023: Belgium

Study Tour 2023: The Netherlands

Study Tour 2023: Germany

Study Tour 2023: EU

In 2024 we toured Dublin in Ireland:

We know, it’s bananas

Please vote and we will shut up

Country guides:

2024 Study Tour: Ireland

In 2024 we toured Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia and Austria:

Why does the UK have the worst student rights in Europe?

Because nothing has to stay the way that it is

Jump over the leather with a shout of salvation

We live in a time when we are all too busy with ourselves

Sometimes the rice is undercooked

90 per cent of students are right and 10 per cent are not

Country guides:

Spring 2024 Study Tour: Austria

Spring 2024 Study Tour: Serbia

Spring 2024 Study Tour: Slovenia

Spring 2024 Study Tour: Croatia

In 2024 we toured Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Finland:

There are too many student reps in this country. And also not enough

When students are tutors belonging is built

Active student involvement is key to a university’s academic success

We make tomorrow by fostering responsibility, courage, and collaboration

You represent you, your subject and your university

It’s a popularity contest, but not as we know it

Good teaching and learning can only happen in cooperation

We never invaded anyone

Gather a team of 3-4 friends, put on your favorite T-shirt

Nobody wants it to go nuclear

Country guides:

Study Tours 2024: Finland

Study Tours 2024: Estonia

Study Tours 2024: Latvia

Study Tours 2024: Lithuania

In 2025 we toured Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia and Austria:

Because nothing has to stay the way that it is

Jump over the leather with a shout of salvation

We live in a time when we are all too busy with ourselves

Sometimes the rice is undercooked

90 per cent of students are right and 10 per cent are not

Why did I re-stand as SU President?

Country guides:

Spring 2024 Study Tour: Austria

Spring 2024 Study Tour: Serbia

Spring 2024 Study Tour: Slovenia

Spring 2024 Study Tour: Croatia

In 2024 we also toured Stockholm and Portugal:

The best and most rewarding study time possible

A postponement of a graduation or a problematic work environment means a lot

There is no contradiction between being radical and being responsible

Siv’s attitude gives him hope

Five reflections from Portugal

To be FAIRe, there was plenty to learn in Portugal

Democracy lives in the daily life of our university

A praxe é para quem quer!

Students should be co-authors of their education

Those who fight don’t always win, but those who don’t fight always lose

Country guides:

Study tour 2025: 48 hours in Stockholm

Study Tour 2025: Portugal

There’s also a collection of Euro:Visions blogs

Euro visions: Social responsibility in St Gallen

Euro visions: In Poland in May, cities belong to students

Euro visions: Everything’s going on in Basel but the rent

Euro visions: A playbook to fight the populists in the Netherlands

Euro visions: Austrian HE has much to give, but the love is wasted

Euro visions: What the hell just happened?

Euro visions: A good place for students to study, live and stay in

Euro visions: The rules aren’t political – except when they are

Euro visions: In Sweden, Mickey Mouse meets wine, beer and dog behavioural biology

Euro visions: Giving students a hygge

Euro visions: Ambitions in the Balkans

Euro visions: Even if we can stand alone – should we?

Euro visions: Taking students seriously in Sweden

Euro visions: Aalto people forever

Euro visions: Getting mouthy in Belgium

Euro visions: Radical in Roskilde

Euro visions: Twente, Twente

Plus:

Thirty ideas for revitalising welcome week from across Europe

A round up of student influence, voice and representation policies from our eurotours

Voice and representation work in SUs in the Scandis

Why does the UK have the worst student rights in Europe?

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