Plus, in Spain there is a difference between the sindicato de estudiantes (student union, in the "labour movement" sense of "union") and whatever it is that the "student government" is called at each school. The sindicato de estudiantes is a national organization with its own agenda, usually a launchpad for political careers and has fuck-all to do with students.

When the capital development of a country becomes a by-product of the activities of a casino, the job is likely to be ill-done. — John M. Keynes