,, Cоюз Українськoгo Студентства Канади” (CУСК), “Ukrainian Canadian Students’ Union”, or << Union des Étudiants Ukrainiens Canadiens>> is a national student organization comprised of Ukrainian Student Organizations at post-secondary institutions across Canada. It was formed in 1953 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Though it fell inactive in 2001, SUSK was revived at the the XXII Congress of Ukrainian Canadians held in Winnipeg, October 2007. SUSK’s mandate is to advocate concerns relevant to Ukrainian Canadian students. SUSK serves as a national forum in which these concerns are discuss and acted upon. It is the coordinating body for Ukrainian students’ organizations throughout Canada.
Membership
Membership status is granted only to student organizations or clubs. Individuals join SUSK through their Ukrainian Student Organizations (USOs). SUSK is comprised of USOs whose members are students at a Canadian post-secondary institution. It is governed in a democratic manner with an elected executive responsible to its members, according to its constitution.
Affiliations
SUSK is non-profit, national, coordinating organization of Ukrainian clubs at Canadian universities which further the aims and objectives of SUSK.
SUSK is a member of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC) where SUSK is recognized as the national representative organization for Ukrainian Canadian Students.
SUSK Aims and Objectives
- To represent Ukrainian Canadian university students as an organized body
- To foster cooperation and understanding among USOs
- To coordinate and initiate activities of USOs
- To inform and educate Ukrainian Canadian students about issues and events relevant to them as students of Ukrainian origin
- To organize and sponsor conferences, congresses, student exchanges, study groups, and exhibits, which further the objectives of SUSK
- To support Ukrainian Canadian and Ukrainian studies and universities in Canada and elsewhere
- To provide a forum for discussion of issues of concern to Ukrainian Canadian students
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