Coalition of Higher Education Students in Scotland
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The Coalition of Higher Education Students in Scotland (known as CHESS) is a body representative of students in Scotland
founded in 2001 by the Students' Associations of Aberdeen
, Dundee
, Edinburgh
and St Andrews
Universities, and Glasgow University
's Students' Representative Council.
CHESS was founded in 1999 out of the previous Scottish Ancients Group when the Students' Association at Strathclyde demonstrated an interest in membership. Membership of CHESS is not incompatible with membership of the National Union of Students
although both are essentially representative organisations.
The goal of CHESS is to provide a national forum for dialogue and policy enhancement on issues affecting students. The body provides a channel for representing the views of students in Scotland to national and governmental bodies.
The CHESS Executive Committee is made up of two representatives from each member institution, usually the President and one other. There are two office bearers in CHESS; the Convener, who chairs meetings and represents CHESS externally, and the Secretary, who deals with all administrative matters.
CHESS is currently dormant, and has not published minutes since April 2009.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
founded in 2001 by the Students' Associations of Aberdeen
University of Aberdeen
The University of Aberdeen, an ancient university founded in 1495, in Aberdeen, Scotland, is a British university. It is the third oldest university in Scotland, and the fifth oldest in the United Kingdom and wider English-speaking world...
, Dundee
University of Dundee
The University of Dundee is a university based in the city and Royal burgh of Dundee on eastern coast of the central Lowlands of Scotland and with a small number of institutions elsewhere....
, Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university...
and St Andrews
University of St Andrews
The University of St Andrews, informally referred to as "St Andrews", is the oldest university in Scotland and the third oldest in the English-speaking world after Oxford and Cambridge. The university is situated in the town of St Andrews, Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. It was founded between...
Universities, and Glasgow University
University of Glasgow
The University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities. Located in Glasgow, the university was founded in 1451 and is presently one of seventeen British higher education institutions ranked amongst the top 100 of the...
's Students' Representative Council.
CHESS was founded in 1999 out of the previous Scottish Ancients Group when the Students' Association at Strathclyde demonstrated an interest in membership. Membership of CHESS is not incompatible with membership of the National Union of Students
National Union of Students Scotland
The National Union of Students Scotland is an autonomous body within the National Union of Students. It is the national representative body of 530,000 students studying in further and higher education in Scotland and was formed following the merger of NUS in Scotland with the Scottish Union of...
although both are essentially representative organisations.
The goal of CHESS is to provide a national forum for dialogue and policy enhancement on issues affecting students. The body provides a channel for representing the views of students in Scotland to national and governmental bodies.
The CHESS Executive Committee is made up of two representatives from each member institution, usually the President and one other. There are two office bearers in CHESS; the Convener, who chairs meetings and represents CHESS externally, and the Secretary, who deals with all administrative matters.
CHESS is currently dormant, and has not published minutes since April 2009.
Current members
- Aberdeen University Students' AssociationAberdeen University Students' AssociationAberdeen University Students' Association is the students' association of the University of Aberdeen, an ancient university in the city of Aberdeen in north east Scotland...
- Dundee University Students' AssociationDundee University Students' AssociationDundee University Students' Association is the students' association, legal representative and students' union for matriculated students of the University of Dundee....
- Glasgow University Students' Representative CouncilGlasgow University Students' Representative CouncilGlasgow University Students' Representative Council was founded on 9th March 1886 and recognised as the legal representative body for students of the University of Glasgow by the Universities Act 1889. The SRC is responsible for representing students' interests to the management of the University...
- University of St Andrews Students' AssociationUniversity of St Andrews Students' AssociationThe University of St Andrews Students' Association was founded in 1864, and is the oldest students' union in the world.-Management:The Association is run by a student-majority Board and four sabbatical officers, each responsible for a separate aspect of student life: the Director of Representation...
- Open University Students AssociationOpen University Students AssociationThe Open University Students Association is the equivalent of a students' union for the Open University, and is often referred to as OUSA. All Open University students are members of OUSA unless they elect to formally opt out.-Facilities:...
in Scotland - Glasgow School of Art Students' AssociationGlasgow School of Art Students' AssociationGlasgow School of Art Students' Association is the students' union of the Glasgow School of Art. It is a member of the Coalition of Higher Education Students in Scotland...
- National Postgraduate CommitteeNational Postgraduate CommitteeThe National Postgraduate Committee of the United Kingdom represents postgraduates at UK universities. Since 2002 it has held charitable status...
Former members
- Edinburgh University Students' AssociationEdinburgh University Students' AssociationEdinburgh University Students' Association provides services, representation and welfare support to matriculated students of the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.-Composition:...
(Joined: 2002, as a founding member; disaffiliated: 10 January 2006 )
- University of Strathclyde Students' AssociationUniversity of Strathclyde Students' AssociationFounded in 1964, the University of Strathclyde Students' Association is the representative body for students of the University of Strathclyde. It is run by the students through an Executive Committee and the Students' Representative Council...
("disaffiliated:" March 2010)