World University Service
The World University Service (WUS) is an independent international organisation founded in 1920 as an offshoot of the World Student Christian Federation to meet the needs of students and academics in the aftermath of World War One. Its original name was European Student Relief which later changed to International Student Service. It became WUS in 1950 when it took over World Student Relief. In the 1970s it began to focus on campaigning for educational rights for the disadvantaged.[1]
References
- ↑ Osmańczyk, Edmund Jan; Anthony Mango (Ed.) (2003). Encyclopedia of the United Nations and international agreements volume 4: T to Z and index (3rd ed.). Taylor & Francis. p. 2763. ISBN 978-0-415-93924-9.
Further reading
- Thompson, Mary, A. (1982) Unofficial Ambassadors: The Story of International Student Service. International Student Service.
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