Submitted on Wednesday 20th May 2020
Rejected on Thursday 28th May 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Reduce International Student Fee for next term
The Govt. should ask Universities to charge less than usual int'l fees and peg it around £9000 considering that face to face learning is not likely to begin until Sept 2021. In order to not burden the Int'l students unduly and help UK retain the best talent, the Govt must take necessary steps.
In the current Pandemic, many people have lost their livelihoods, businesses have shut down or reduced considerably. This makes almost impossible for Int'l students to earn their livelihood in UK and the burden is passed on their families to pay their fees. The family's are already relying under intense financial pressure and this would result in many students deferring their courses or leaving them altogether and start a course in their home country which is at considerably less tuition fee.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
The fees universities charge international students are a matter for individual students, and not the Government or House of Commons.
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