International tuition. Let's get it on.

Li2

Hi, there
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Good news. U of A plan to stop increase tuition for students who are recently in U of A. However, they will increase tuition the current students who will go to U of A next year. Sounds fair. I deeply agree.
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+ x; p8 g& w$ z1 f# xDear International Undergraduate Students,
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Yesterday, the Academic Planning Committee of the General Faculties
Council met to discuss the tuition proposals. I have both good and bad
news to report from that meeting.

First, the good news. The committee decided to grandfather all current
undergraduate international students from the increase to the
differential fee. This means that next year, all current international
/ e& b6 j$ ?7 X/ lstudents will pay the same tuition as this year, plus whatever base
tuition increase that all students face (the proposal calls for 5.75%).
& V" \) o$ L. P: J3 _. aAlso, the administration decided to withdraw their motion to increase
1 |: f) z1 V! B% W5 u* xthe differential for international graduate students.

Now, the bad news. The motion that the committee approved called for an
+ E2 c$ c: p+ I0 L7 D9 x0 K" b, G4 eincrease in the international undergraduate differential from 157% to
220%. This will mean that all new international undergraduate students
will pay $15,353.89 (assuming that the 5.75% increase happens). At
) c: E% q- `6 t" h& f$ `least, all new students will know what the U of A is charging in
1 P: G2 x8 k% f: Ttuition before they come and they will not face any large unexpected
# r2 }* W% X$ s: Q* z  X0 cincreases once they are here.

8 ]" t4 K) N& ]4 PThe Students' Union will continue to oppose both the increase in the
3 n8 ?9 E. G- M- n4 Rinternational differential as well as the base tuition increase. I
2 e' Z3 I7 b- W% H: Z" j8 Vwould like to say thank you to all of the international students that
' c* k* O8 N5 B$ M: l) ~! o- `have sent me emails, come out to consultations, and opposed this
increase. I couldn't have got the increase grandfathered without your
" {* n& j& B! r) f# g8 ohelp. Thank you.

Sincerely,
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& u2 }. o+ `: @( |6 WJordan Blatz
President
University of Alberta Students' Union

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Li2

Thanks,lalala. Stand up!
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Everybody should speek up!

newguy

真的不知道说些什么，，，还是涨，唉！

hellolambert

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