Two Maltese elected to European students' union

Two Maltese law students have been elected to two committees within the ESIB - The National Unions of Students in Europe - during the organisation's 51st board meeting in Paris.

Anthony Camilleri was re-elected on ESIB's committee on the Commodification of Education (CoCo), garnering the joint highest amount of votes cast. Matthew Tabone was elected onto ESIB's executive committee (EC).

Six students and a chairman from around Europe are elected to the EC and five are elected to the CoCo.

The ESIB has existed since 1982 to promote the educational, social, economic and cultural interests of students at the European level. ESIB has 48 member organisations from 36 countries, representing over 10 million students across Europe.

Both Mr Tabone and Mr Camilleri have extensive experience representing students on a national and international level.

Mr Camilleri, 23, was first elected as education commissioner of the University Students' Council (KSU) in 2003, a post he held for two years before being elected president. Earlier this year he was also elected onto ESIB's Commodification of Education Committee.

Mr Tabone, 22, started his involvement in student organisations as editor of Insite, the publication of the student media organisation, after which he was elected president of the same organisation. Following his stint in student media, Mr Tabone was elected public relations officer of KSU. He has also held positions on various KSU sub-committees and within other student organisations.

Talking about their roles, the two said they were excited to face the challenges their positions offered and very proud to continue the Maltese students' commitment and contribution to the European student movement.

Mr Camilleri and Mr Tabone were both nominated by KSU, which has been a member of ESIB since 1986. In a joint statement they thanked the KSU executive for their support, in particular KSU's international officers Veronique Muscat and Christine Murphy. They also reserved special praise for outgoing ESIB chairman Justin Fenech, who was the first-ever Maltese chairman of the ESIB.