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5 P* Z: I% i/ R, {* O0 O4 u+ u7 I5 `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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Dear International Undergraduate Students,' P( p) ]: F4 b: {# H
% A" M3 }; {9 E* W: @9 g& aYesterday, the Academic Planning Committee of the General Faculties 2 t* F# ^8 w7 F/ H# j
Council met to discuss the tuition proposals. I have both good and bad
6 ]6 f1 j# ~; S1 Enews to report from that meeting.
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First, the good news. The committee decided to grandfather all current
% |1 W- `3 V5 } W% s) \1 X! O; Bundergraduate international students from the increase to the
( [4 V# Q2 O1 S! u% k! K1 v: mdifferential fee. This means that next year, all current international " f8 c: V. F9 z% Q# A3 y# T
students will pay the same tuition as this year, plus whatever base
- f) e1 f4 ?( B; f+ f$ z& Ctuition increase that all students face (the proposal calls for 5.75%).
/ w% h- ]. b- B: f3 yAlso, the administration decided to withdraw their motion to increase
, x( ?7 r+ l6 u. X( q( |. P* K; v- l' wthe differential for international graduate students.' d9 e/ f/ Z4 z7 ?3 c, c& [ N' \
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Now, the bad news. The motion that the committee approved called for an ! ?% W8 k- F0 U0 n( K. |' l6 y
increase in the international undergraduate differential from 157% to & A8 K1 H$ G$ g- I$ R+ C9 d
220%. This will mean that all new international undergraduate students
# b" b0 D' i% r6 S! pwill pay $15,353.89 (assuming that the 5.75% increase happens). At
. A+ f* ~ }! v; R- z# Q" Jleast, all new students will know what the U of A is charging in
( a' q5 l6 m# k7 z* E; }tuition before they come and they will not face any large unexpected
6 R1 h4 f0 R4 J( T1 S* I/ vincreases once they are here.
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The Students' Union will continue to oppose both the increase in the 0 } f" K$ a8 t a
international differential as well as the base tuition increase. I
) L0 t, }6 v9 Awould like to say thank you to all of the international students that
7 J& a/ b8 f% whave sent me emails, come out to consultations, and opposed this . r% G, }( O; z. l1 \
increase. I couldn't have got the increase grandfathered without your
0 _& B7 k. A( v7 _4 X. o. Ohelp. Thank you.7 _4 ? M0 }+ P
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Sincerely,& c3 Y. b6 d% e0 x7 G7 o
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Jordan Blatz4 x H. X* A$ x! o' a+ p
President
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