NUS Fees hike!!!!!!!!!!!
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when my school raised the fees by 1%, the students union organized a strike ... some chaps even beseiged the President's office ......
what is NUSSU's response to this ? .... -
Wat exactly is nussu ah? 2 years in nus liao i still have no idea wat they actually do.Originally posted by hisoka:lol did you really think they care what the nussu says?? i mean nussu no poower at all lor why should they care. all they say every time is just oh we have heard your input but after consideration we are still carrying on. thank you for your cooperationa nd please waste your time with us again
Anyway, part of our school fees goes to fund nussu, so why should they want to stop the fee hike?
The hike goes to fund the construction of the Old Chang Kee and Cheers stores
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If ppl's salaries have increased, then it's okay for price hike. alot of the workers in private firms' and local sme salaries have not been rising the past few yrs, price hike would only make life harder for most ppl. Don't know what is our govt thinking.
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The previous fees has already got me headache as i intending to go Uni but because i am facing financial problem..not i guess, i can't go already...sad..stuck with a diploma
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No matter how high thier fees go, it'll still remain way cheaper than overseas.
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We cannot dismiss this further.Originally posted by Fatum:when my school raised the fees by 1%, the students union organized a strike ... some chaps even beseiged the President's office ......
what is NUSSU's response to this ? ....
If NUSSU will not explore ALL avenues to get the fee hike withdrawn, I'd say they should take responsibility and resign en-masse.
This is what we pay for? -
Unfortunately... yes.Originally posted by LazerLordz: This is what we pay for?
I entered NUS expecting to pay $5600 a year. Then it became $5950. Then it became $6110.
My dad's going to have a myocardial infarction when he finds out about this. I really don't have the guts to break this piece of news to him.
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EDIT: Maybe not backdated. Oh well.
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wait till u pay USD50k a year school fees then you appreciate how affordable nus is.
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if resign enmass then you have no student representatives.Originally posted by LazerLordz:We cannot dismiss this further.
If NUSSU will not explore ALL avenues to get the fee hike withdrawn, I'd say they should take responsibility and resign en-masse. This is what we pay for?
less bursaries and financial assistance for needy students. -
no representatives and useless representatives or puppet representatives, what's the difference ? ....Originally posted by Icemoon:if resign enmass then you have no student representatives.
less bursaries and financial assistance for needy students. -
because the chorus of the song is "if U dun have straight As...U can forget about using our money."Originally posted by LinYu:How come NUS, NTU and gahmen all sing the same song : - "...... will ensure that no student admitted to the university is denied the opportunity of an education because of financial difficulties" -
NUSSU is actually the umbrella for many of the groups like CBLC and your faculty club, like Arts and Social Science Club.Originally posted by Zooish:Wat exactly is nussu ah? 2 years in nus liao i still have no idea wat they actually do.
Anyway, part of our school fees goes to fund nussu, so why should they want to stop the fee hike?
The hike goes to fund the construction of the Old Chang Kee and Cheers stores
The Union mission:
To promote and safeguard members' interest in the union within the university
To uphold and respect the dignity and equality of every member of the union, regardless of race, religion or politics.
To promote the welfare of the members within the university.
PS: Members mean the students.
You can find more information in your NUSSU diary.
As to why they want to stop the fee hike .. well they're the student representative right? Just like Worker Union represent the workers (who have no bargaining rights you might say) to bargain with the government. Moreover they don't get salary and the hike affects them as well. -
When foreign students in NUS are being forced to move into a new hostel that will cost them twice to thrice the original price, they organised a strike among themselves. Was there support from the NUS Student Union for the foreign students who are members of the Student Union?
Now, NUS is going to impose a tuition fee hike. From the memorandum, it's obvious the role NUSSU is playing is just informing their members. Will NUSSU carry out a campus-wide survey on students' opinion regarding the fee hike? -
Strike? No problem...they will simply give your places in NUS to more foreign students..Originally posted by Fatum:when my school raised the fees by 1%, the students union organized a strike ... some chaps even beseiged the President's office ......
what is NUSSU's response to this ? .... -
Foreign students are capable of striking.. If Singaporeans can go on strike for their own interest, the NUS administration will rethink their publicy. NUS cannot afford to reject local students.Originally posted by oxford mushroom:Strike? No problem...they will simply give your places in NUS to more foreign students.. -
I remember that a couple of years ago when NUS implemented the ill-advised (assuming it was even advised) plan to cancel the mid-term break, NUSSU successfully managed to get them to reinstate it - after a year of lobbying.
This time, though, NUSSU has less than six months before the next semester to get the admin to change their minds. I'm extremely sceptical about any possible turnaround in the admin's policies. So I say, be prepared to pay more. Looks like I'm going to have to take out another loan.
Change can happen, and there is still the chance (albeit remote) that the higher-ups will change their minds. It's plain wrong. They can justify the raise anyway they like - to have two raises in two successive years is simply unfair. Heck, they won't even justify the raise fully - they just gave some very vague statements on 'increasing operating costs'. Now, how did the 'operating costs' increase in the 12 months after the last tuition fee hike? Because of those garish-looking 'centennial mugs' or the spanking-new University Hall which most of us are not going to step into anyway?
Sure, they may make more subsidies and financial assistance. But how, pray tell, is that going to help undergrads from middle-income families who struggle to pay their fees but don't qualify for financial assistance at the same time?
And yeah, I agree that overseas unis are much more expensive. But hey, most of us here joined NUS because we CAN'T afford overseas universities in the first place. Even studying in a local university is already hard on our finances as it is. I'm already having a hard time, and I can still consider myself as one of the lucky ones. I may have to give tuition three times a week to cover my expenses, but at least I'm not scraping and wondering how I'm going to get my next meal.
I know of a friend who has already maxed himself out on loans. I believe he was rejected for financial assistance. He works almost every night to cover his expenses. So, who's going to pay for him? -
aiyor, nus/ntu fees hike so what? What the students pay is still peanuts compare to what private school students pay lor.
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You see the word "union" in Nussu?
Guess what is the role of unions in Singapore? -
erm, to support the government?Originally posted by charlize:You see the word "union" in Nussu?
Guess what is the role of unions in Singapore? -
No.Originally posted by nanren4ever:erm, to support the government?
World peace. -
Tripartite my balls.
There are times when it's flaws are so pronounced and rudely smack in your face.
This is one instance where a emasculated union and union climate is detrimental to the members, especially when the management concerned has no interest in acting on the views of the Union and chooses to use press releases to pacify its members, because they know most Singaporeans are not willing to risk their university education to stage a boycott or walkout, which is what logically has to happen.
Transparency is needed, so are answers. Don't shirk this responsibility.These are not times where people will grumble and accept it, and move on with life.Can they look at the loan-paying students in the eye and tell them,
"Oh we have a operating surplus every year, but I'm sorry we need to increase your fees because of [insert usual official reason here]."
Microcosm of something else that is happening on a wider scale.You should be able to get what I mean. -
hike from 5950 to 6110... right ?
i think the schools will think that ...
Only 160 mar ...
one year 160... i month only 13.33 dolar..
one day only 0.44 dolar .... one hour only less than 2 cents ....
Mmmm..... the schools dun care one.. -
this can only happen with an apathetic student population ... (unfortunately, this, perhaps, is also a reflection of the Singapore society ? ) ....
you "bo chap", I "bo chap", the powers-that-be "buah bodoh" lor ...
but then again ... you probably need a thousand fudgie or a thousand lazie to make a difference ... not the two we have here eh ? ... pardon the cynicism ... but there simply doesn't seem to be enough popular opposition to this ... most, I think, has already resigned themselves to sucking it up it seems ... (again, Singaporeans are good at that, no ? ) -
I'm wearing black today.
Hope to see a common sentiment.