Please sign this petition calling on UK universities to offer more support to Syrian students studying here who are struggling to get by due to funding from the Syrian government being cut.
“We call on Universities UK to issue guidance to ensure that all UK universities waive or defer fees for Syrian students without exception and provide all Syrian students who require them with access to hardship funds. Furthermore, UUK should ensure that any UK university which has expelled Syrian students unable to pay their tuition fees should allow them to return to complete their studies.”
Why is this important?
Hundreds of Syrian students in the UK are struggling to cope with reduced or even vanished funding amid the chaos in their home country. Following our petition to stop UK universities from expelling Syrian students, the government has urged UK universities to do all they can to assist Syrian students, but some are still ignoring this call. Let’s get them to take action!
Most universities have now waived or deferred fees for Syrian students to enable them to complete their studies, according to a recent survey by Universities UK. However, a few recalcitrant universities have not yet taken concrete measures to support Syrian students, threatening to expel or suspend those who cannot pay their fees on time or refusing them access to desperately needed hardship funds.
Our campaign to stop UK universities from expelling Syrian students got the ball rolling and all eyes are now on the universities reluctant to assist them! Let’s raise our voice to make sure that all Syrian students get the funding and support they need by getting Universities UK to issue guidelines on best practice for all universities to follow, and to put pressure on universities failing to take concrete measures. Please sign the petition on the right and share it widely via email, Facebook and Twitter!
http://www.avaaz.org/en/petition/UK_Universities_assist_Syrian_students_now/?pv=21
Leeds Friends of Syria 