We are pleased to announce that the Policy Recommendations of the European Student Assembly 2025 (ESA25) are now officially available. These proposals are the result of an ambitious and collaborative democratic exercise that brought together 230 university students from 50 different nationalities and 190 institutions across Europe members of 53 European University Alliances, selected through a competitive process for their motivation and commitment to shaping the future of the European Union.
The European Student Assembly (ESA) is one of the flagship initiatives of the European Universities Community (EUC VOICES) project, co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme. Its purpose is to give a voice to the new generation of Europeans and to create concrete opportunities for young people to take part in high-level political discussions. Launched in 2022 during the Conference on the Future of Europe, ESA has become an annual meeting space where students across disciplines, countries and backgrounds come together to discuss, deliberate, and co-develop policy proposals on the major issues facing the EU today.
For the fourth edition, held from May 26 to 28, 2025, participants met at the European Parliament in Strasbourg after months of online preparation, guided by panel coordinators and expert facilitators. Divided into eight thematic panels, they focused on critical areas such as mental health, diversity, artificial intelligence and housing. In total, they drafted and voted on 76 recommendations, of which 74 were adopted.
These recommendations represent far more than an academic exercise. They are a tangible expression of young people’s political engagement and vision for a more inclusive, resilient and forward-looking Europe. They call for bold, evidence-based and socially rooted solutions. These students are not waiting for permission to shape the future: they are already doing it. Their proposals deserve to be heard and taken into consideration by local, national and European decision-makers, as well as by university communities, civil society organisations and all citizens who care about the direction Europe is heading.
We invite everyone—policymakers, educators, researchers, journalists, and fellow students—to read, share, and reflect on these recommendations. They are a powerful example of what democratic participation can look like when it is inclusive, cross-border, and grounded in values of cooperation, diversity and solidarity.
🔗 Access the full ESA25 Policy Recommendations here
Let’s ensure that these ideas don’t stay on paper. Let’s turn them into action.