MASSEY UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION FEDERATION
Massey University dumps on International Students
From 2009 all new International Students studying at Massey University will face an immediate 6 - 7% average increase in
tuition fees and ongoing annual tuition fees increases due to a removal in fee Grand-parenting for International
students.
Fee Grand-parenting of tuition fees for International Students ensures that students do not face tuition fee increases
throughout their course. Massey University introduced fee Grand-parenting in 2005 to give International Students
stability in their finances while they study.
“The decision by the Massey University Council last Friday to remove these protections for students’financial wellbeing
will severely hurt international students” says Albany Students’ Association (ASA) President, Brad Heap. “This decision
was made entirely behind closed doors; students had no knowledge of this move and the University did not consult with a
single student on the changes.”
“Massey University has decided to put profits before pastoral care of students and I find this disgraceful. You would
expect the University to have a social conscience and protect their students not dump fee increases on them without
consulting them,”said Heap.
MUSAF is committed to ensuring that the University treats all students as individuals and does not treat its
International Students as ‘cash-cows’. MUSAF will continue to work with students across Massey University’s three
campuses to ensure that the University actively consults with students and in the meantime urges Massey University
Council to reverse its decision.
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