NO TUITION FEE INCREASE AT CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY

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Concordia Board of Governors

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Dear Concordia Students,

At the forthcoming meeting of the board of Governors of Concordia, scheduled for Thursday, June 18th at 7:30am, there will be a motion to increase tuition fees for certain international graduate and undergraduate students. We believe that this unwarranted increase in tuition fees is just the start of more to come. As a matter a fact, this increase is part of a systematic increase in tuition fees for the past few years not only at Concordia but also at universities and CEGEPs across Quebec. For the time being, the most affected group of students will be John Molson School of Business (JMSB) graduates and undergraduates as well as Engineering, Arts and Science undergraduates. But this is not the first tuition increase to take place recently: Just this summer, some international students' (e.g. Engineering) tuition fees were also raised unexpectedly. The GSA and the CSU both strongly oppose any increase in tuition as it will increase the financial burden on students who are already struggling during these tough economic times.

GSA and CSU stand firm on the demand of "NO TUITION FEE INCREASE."

We believe that everyone regardless of their race, gender, nationality and economic situation should be able to access education.

If you share our concern, then please support the cause and sign this on-line petition. You can also join the e-mail group at gsaconcordia@listsriseup.net by sending an e-mail request. You will then be getting regular updates on this issue.

Please also come and show solidarity with the GSA and the CSU in a peaceful demonstration on Thursday, June 18th at 7:00am, at GSA House, 2030 Mackay Street (breakfast at 6:45am). At 7:00am SHARP we will head out to peacefully let our voice be heard about this issue.

PETITION

We the undersigned support the Graduate Students Association (GSA) and the Concordia Student Union (CSU) on its stand against the tuition fee increase. I demand that Concordia management not raise the tuition fees and I denounce any such increase as obstructive to educational accessibility and academic performance.

Dear Concordia Students,

GSA and CSU stand firm on the demand of "NO TUITION FEE INCREASE."

We believe that everyone regardless of their race, gender, nationality and economic situation should be able to access education.

PETITION

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# 256:

2:22 am PST, Nov 17, Sadiku Adedeji, Nigeria
thanks

# 255:

2:00 pm PDT, Aug 13, Ghyslaine Beaufort, Canada
Aidez-nous à terminer nos études en maintenant les prix abordables!!! Diminuer les dépenses de guerre, de bombes et de l'armée et maintenez le budget ou il en a vraiemnent besoin! Éducation, santé et environnement!

# 254:

8:01 pm PDT, Aug 2, Gwynne Fulton, Canada

# 253:

12:59 pm PDT, Jul 8, Name not displayed, Canada

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6:16 am PDT, Jul 4, Name not displayed, Canada

# 251:

10:12 am PDT, Jun 30, Alaa Abuhashem, Canada

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5:01 pm PDT, Jun 25, Name not displayed, Canada

# 249:

6:19 am PDT, Jun 25, Penelope Sutton, Canada

# 248:

10:27 am PDT, Jun 24, James Macdonald, Canada

# 247:

2:47 am PDT, Jun 24, Julia Smith, New Zealand

# 246:

6:19 pm PDT, Jun 23, Daile O'Connor, New Jersey

# 245:

2:49 pm PDT, Jun 22, Caitlin Brooks, Michigan
Aquinas College, my alma mater, is increasing its tuition by 25%, like most small colleges! That is unfair!

# 244:

1:08 pm PDT, Jun 22, Kristina Salgado, Arkansas

# 243:

10:19 am PDT, Jun 22, Marina Doucerain, Canada

# 242:

7:45 am PDT, Jun 22, Alexandre Adib, Canada

# 241:

6:43 am PDT, Jun 22, Mohamed Mussa, Canada
I really oppose the tuition fees increase for all students during these times.

# 240:

11:37 pm PDT, Jun 21, Pam Boland, Georgia

# 239:

12:39 am PDT, Jun 21, Name not displayed, Canada

# 238:

12:23 pm PDT, Jun 20, Name not displayed, Canada

# 237:

7:58 am PDT, Jun 20, Tingyu Wu, Taiwan

# 236:

7:58 am PDT, Jun 20, Name not displayed, Canada

# 234:

8:50 pm PDT, Jun 19, Jingfang Liu, China

# 233:

6:18 pm PDT, Jun 19, Samantha Senecal, Canada
To whom this may concern, One of the aspects that I enjoy most about Concordia University is being able to study in a multicultural environment. If the proposed increase of international student tuition rates is put into effect, it will put an unfair burden on students from developing countries. In the long term, this will no doubt have a negative impact on Concordia's most precious resource: the wealth of its diversity. Please do not let this happen. Thank you for your time and consideration. Best regards, Sam Senecal

# 232:

2:02 pm PDT, Jun 19, Yanyan Zhong, China
We are just international students and pay 4 times tuition as much as the one the citizens and permanent immegrants pay. I hope the govern board can consider our poor situation and don't increase tuition fee.

# 231:

2:00 pm PDT, Jun 19, Ohana Medina, Canada

# 230:

1:41 pm PDT, Jun 19, Name not displayed, Canada
I think the increase of tuition fees for international student will impose us a lot of pressure and influence our study.

# 229:

12:20 pm PDT, Jun 19, Carline Cheng, Canada

# 228:

12:06 pm PDT, Jun 19, Marie-Emilie Louis, Belgium
I thought that we have the right to study in another country and to pay not such expensive fees!

# 227:

11:38 am PDT, Jun 19, Name not displayed, Canada

# 226:

11:36 am PDT, Jun 19, Eileen Romero, California

# 224:

8:30 am PDT, Jun 19, Suzanne Blunt, Canada

# 225:

8:30 am PDT, Jun 19, ALPHA WI, Germany

# 223:

8:12 am PDT, Jun 19, Shivranee Doongoor, Mauritius
Why increase fees of international students in situations of financial crisis???? Is it canadian's method of getting out of the financial crisis???

# 222:

8:04 am PDT, Jun 19, Name not displayed, Syrian Arab Republic

# 221:

7:49 am PDT, Jun 19, Diane Bastien, Canada

# 220:

7:13 am PDT, Jun 19, Tania Bassila, Canada

# 219:

6:44 am PDT, Jun 19, Audrey Dahl, Canada

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6:24 am PDT, Jun 19, Caroline Beauregard, Canada

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4:16 am PDT, Jun 19, Othman Hassan, Egypt

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7:27 pm PDT, Jun 18, Samir Chebbine, Canada

# 215:

3:37 pm PDT, Jun 18, Donna De Ville, Texas

# 214:

3:23 pm PDT, Jun 18, Danna Vajda, Canada

# 212:

11:24 am PDT, Jun 18, Caitlin Loney, Canada

# 213:

11:24 am PDT, Jun 18, Veronique Malo, Canada
From being one year abroad at göteborg university in Sweden, i realize it is actually possible to have free education in university, i was an international student, without paying any tuition and with great support from private foundation for grants as well. So at least, if we cannot have free eduation in québec, PLEASE do not increase at all the tuition, it would not be beneficial to the university system or the image of the education system in quebec, as one being more open and cheaper than the rest of north america, more inspired from european university system. PLEASE. and also, considering free education is necessary.

# 211:

11:13 am PDT, Jun 18, Cyrus Lewis, Canada

# 210:

10:57 am PDT, Jun 18, Homam AlBahnassi, Canada

# 209:

10:06 am PDT, Jun 18, Name not displayed, Canada
International tuition fees are already prohibitively high in some cases. As well, many scholarships and other awards have a fixed value, which does not increase with inflation. Thus, for some students, there is an incentive to enroll at first, and later the financial situation becomes more and more difficult.

# 208:

9:31 am PDT, Jun 18, Stacy Denton, New York

# 207:

9:29 am PDT, Jun 18, Elizabeth Spawn, Minnesota

# 206:

9:18 am PDT, Jun 18, Name not displayed, Canada

# 205:

8:39 am PDT, Jun 18, Claire Kenway, Canada

# 204:

8:26 am PDT, Jun 18, Heather Davis, Canada
I understand the University's need to increase it's budget, however by increasing tuition fees, it continues the transformation of the University as a place of higher learning and education into an expensive diploma machine for those with the money to afford it. There are other ways to increase the University's budget.

# 203:

8:10 am PDT, Jun 18, Boileau Genevi�ve, Canada

# 202:

8:07 am PDT, Jun 18, Name not displayed, Canada
Give a chance for students to graduate as debt free as possible. I am a graduate from Concordia University and I have now moved to the USA . My boyfriend is American and has over 100 000 dollars in school tuition debt, not counting interests. We should not put students in this predicament ever! We go to school to improve our current society and future generation. Who will further their education if they know they will be head over heels in debt until they retire ?

# 201:

7:59 am PDT, Jun 18, Esther Kalaba, Canada
As a graduate student with two children, tuition increases would affect me. Studying is a demanding process and students should be supported as much as possible through their schooling as they will ultimately be contributing much to society.

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