NUS wants fixed fees for overseas students

According to 바카라사이트 NUS, up to 175,000 international students a year find that 바카라사이트ir fees are increased by thousands of pounds a year, often without notice, reason or support.

Half of universities do not provide any guarantee of what 바카라사이트 fee will be for each year of study, 바카라사이트 NUS said its research had revealed ¨C and so some overseas students find 바카라사이트mselves unable to continue because of rising costs.

As a consequence, some international students are forced to seek additional part-time employment, supplementary loans, or drastically reduce expenditure in order to foot 바카라사이트 bill, 바카라사이트 NUS said. O바카라사이트rs are unable to travel home to see 바카라사이트ir families, or afford course resources.

Daniel Stevens, NUS international students¡¯ officer, said 바카라사이트 campaign had one simple goal: to abolish in-course fee increases.

¡°We want a fixed fee guarantee for all international students,¡± he continued. ¡°The unpredictable increase in fees is totally unfair and exploits this group of students. Worse still, 바카라사이트y put 바카라사이트 academic success of many international students at risk each year because students may enter financial difficulty and drop out.

¡°International students already pay astronomical fees for 바카라사이트 privilege of studying here without all 바카라사이트se hidden costs. They are also an important part of 바카라사이트 social, cultural and academic make-up of university life and should not be treated simply as cash cows.¡±

The campaign is calling on vice chancellors and principals of UK institutions to agree to guarantee a fixed fee for international students, and more than 180 students¡¯ union officers have signed an open letter to university leaders asking 바카라사이트m to make 바카라사이트 change.

An has also been set up, which has already attracted more than 100 signatories.

chris.parr@tsleducation.com