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NUSSU NEWSFLASH
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Fee Hike
Dear fellow students,
The NUS Students Union (NUSSU) met with the University
Administration on Friday, 10th February 2006, and was informed of
an impending increase in tuition fees. The administration took
efforts to explain the rationale of such an increase to us.
Despite our vigorous objection to the fee increase for AY2006/2007,
remembering that the last fee increase was in AY2005/2006, the
University Administration still deems such a measure necessary in
order to keep up with cost increases. NUSSU is also disappointed
that despite requests to be more involved in discussions for school
policies affecting the students, there is no consultation before
this fee hike is announced to the Union. Nevertheless, we are
committed to exploring with the University Administration on viable
ways of consultative engagement pertaining to school policies
affecting our students.
The University Administration has given NUSSU the assurance that it
will channel more money for financial aid for needy students in the
form of bursaries and to fund new and innovative schemes such as
the Subsistence Loan and the Work-Study Assistance scheme.
Following the discussion with NUSSU, the administration has agreed
to further increase this commitment in total, the administration
will be setting aside an additional $3million for financial aid
schemes for AY2006/2007. NUS remains committed to ensuring that no
deserving student is denied a tertiary education because of
financial difficulty. More information about the financial packages
may be obtained at the following link:
http://www.nus.edu.sg/registrar/sfau/main.htm
Similarly, NUSSU manages its own NUS Students Fund Bursary for
needy students, more information of which may be obtained here:
http://nussu.nus.edu.sg/~nussf/index.htm
The last round of bursaries and book grants has just been awarded
and the next round of applications will be from 1 September 2006 to
30 September 2006.
NUSSU remains committed in upholding the interests and welfare of
the students. We value your feedback at
([email protected]) and will encourage active discussions
in the IVLE portal, under the link: Fee Hike Response.
We thank you for your kind attention to this matter.
Regards,
Quek Boon Guan Danny
President
Executive Committee
27th NUSSU Council
Since, this is open news, it is NOT deemed confidential, and i
let all have a look at whats to come. 
