Fix International Student Fees

The Issue

Each year up to 175,000 international students in our campuses find their fees increase often without notice, reason or support. Help us stop this and ensure each international student has a fixed fee guarantee. 

Without regulation or fixed fees, many international students begin programmes without any idea how much their fees will be each year. Some find themselves unable to continue due to the rising costs each year. A recent campaign by a Students’ Union found some international students were unable to travel home to see their families or afford course resources when their fees go up unexpectedly. 

In addition, these kinds of increases make a huge difference to retention, as NUS Pound in Your Pocket research shows: students who pay unexpected additional costs of £1000 or more are three times more likely to consider leaving their programme.

NUS thinks these increases in fees are unfair, and exploit international students.  They put the academic success of many international students at risk each year.

Our fixed fees campaign has one simple goal: to abolish in-course fee increases. We want a fixed fee guarantee for all international students. Please sign this petition and show your support

If your fees have increased- fill in our NUS calculator here: http://www.nus.org.uk/fixintfees and share your story/thoughts in the survey comments below

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The Issue

Each year up to 175,000 international students in our campuses find their fees increase often without notice, reason or support. Help us stop this and ensure each international student has a fixed fee guarantee. 

Without regulation or fixed fees, many international students begin programmes without any idea how much their fees will be each year. Some find themselves unable to continue due to the rising costs each year. A recent campaign by a Students’ Union found some international students were unable to travel home to see their families or afford course resources when their fees go up unexpectedly. 

In addition, these kinds of increases make a huge difference to retention, as NUS Pound in Your Pocket research shows: students who pay unexpected additional costs of £1000 or more are three times more likely to consider leaving their programme.

NUS thinks these increases in fees are unfair, and exploit international students.  They put the academic success of many international students at risk each year.

Our fixed fees campaign has one simple goal: to abolish in-course fee increases. We want a fixed fee guarantee for all international students. Please sign this petition and show your support

If your fees have increased- fill in our NUS calculator here: http://www.nus.org.uk/fixintfees and share your story/thoughts in the survey comments below

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The Decision Makers

Vince Cable MP
Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
UK Vice-Chancellors and Principals
UK Vice-Chancellors and Principals
David Willetts
David Willetts
Minister of State for Universities and Science.
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Petition created on 14 February 2014