National Executive Council

Meeting of: 31st meeting of the National Executive Council of the National Union of Students
Place: Unison Centre, 130 Euston Road, London, NW1 2AY
Date and time: Monday 4th August 2014, 1:30pm

Members
present:
Zones






Liberation




Sections



Nations



Block

Toni Pearce (President & Chair)
Joe Vinson & TBC (Further Education)
Megan Dunn & Tom Flynn (Higher Education)
Raechel Mattey & Nosheen Dad (Union Development)
Colum McGuire & Chantel LeCarpentier (Welfare)
Piers Telemacque & Hugh Murdoch (Society and Citizenship)

Malia Bouattia & Zekarias Negussue (Black Students)
Maddy Kirkman & James Elliott (Disabled Students)
Robbie Young & Fran Cowling (LGBT)
Susuana Antubam & Rochelle Owusu-Antwi (Womens)

Shreya Paudel & Teodora Teodorescu (International Students)
Kae Smith & Erin Lee (Mature & Part Time Students)
Ste Smith & Sai Englert (Postgraduate Students)

Gordon Maloney & Kirsty Haigh (NUS Scotland)
Beth Button & Grace Burton (NUS Wales)
Rebecca Hall & Fergal McFerran (NUS-USI)


Amy Smith, Michael Rubin, Poppy Wilkinson, Miki Vyse, Dario Celaschi, Shakira
Martin, Daniel Cooper, Aaron Kiely, Clifford Fleming, Abdi-Aziz Suleiman, Zarah
Sultana, Edmund Schluessel, Vonnie Sandlan, Hannah Graham, Charlotte
Agran.

Apologies:



Absences:
Teodora Teodorescu

In attendance:

Amy Davies, Meg Evans, Finn McGoldrick, Abtar Shaj, Ebbi Ferguson, Rosie
Inman
Minutes






1. Introductory & Administration

1.1 Toni Pearce (TP) opened the meeting and welcomed members and newly-elected members of
NEC to the meeting. TP noted that prior to the meeting, a compositing session had taken place.

1.2 Apologies were noted.

1.3 There were no conflicts of interests declared.

1.4 Minutes of the meeting held on 13th May 2014

Correct the spelling Edmund Schluessels name.

1.5 Matters arising from the minutes

There were no matters arising from the minutes.

The minutes were approved.

2. Reports and accountability

2.1 Presidents Priorities

Toni Pearce:
TP presented on her priorities for the year ahead, talking about winning the General Election for
students and getting students registered to vote. TP talked about the three main themes of the
General Election.

Kirsty Haigh (KH) asked about the relevance of the strategy to the Nations. TP clarified the position
of the General Election strategy and which parts related to the Nations.

Kae Smith (KS) asked how the priority work will incorporate part-time students and students who
arent are on campus. TP talked about the development of the online hub and how that will help
engage students and build activist networks.

Dan Cooper asked about NUS London and what assistance NUS will be providing to the area. TP
noted that it was important to remember the policy that National Conference passed and compared
the area group to the support given to the Aldwych group etc.

2.2 Zone Convenors presented on priorities for the year ahead.

Joe Vinson:

JV presented his priorities for the year ahead, including looking at qualifications and proposed
changes to those.





Dario Celaschi (DCe) asked about a UCAS-style enrolment for FE and what progress was being made
on it. JV said that he believed some progress was being made in the form of UCAS Progress but this
doesnt cover apprentices.

Vonnie Sandlan (VS) asked about AS Level/A Level changes and what the context of this compared
to the Scottish system.

Aaron Kiely (AK) asked about the new support package for FE students. JV clarified what was
happening.

Megan Dunn:
MD presented her priorities for the year ahead, including developing radical education.

KS asked about what the radical education spaces are that exist; MD clarified that the spaces would
not be centralised but self-organised for students.

DCe asked about how unions were being selected and how they were going to be representative.

Piers Telemacque:

PT talked about his priorities, including citizenship education and youth service funding.

DCe asked about action against MPs from other parties who broke the tuition fees pledge.

KS asked about mature and part-time students getting involved in voluntary, community and
political activities.

Raechel Mattey:

RM talked about students unionism and how that was forming a significant part of her priorities this
year. RM also talked about the review of membership benefits to NUS.

Edmund Schluessel (ES) asked about FE representation in Wales and how that would form a part of
the project on students unionism. ES also asked about private providers and what that meant in
terms of membership. RM updated on how new members would be supported as part of the
membership package.

Hugh Murdoch asked about affiliation fees and what this mean for the cost and benefits project.

Colum McGuire

CMGC updated on his priorities.

2.3 Liberation priorities were outlined to note

Black Students Campaign




Malia Bouattia (MB) talked about her priorities for the year ahead; one of the major pieces of
research will be about the BME attainment gap and include working across liberation groups and
with MD.

Disabled Students Campaign
Maddy Kirkman (MK) updated on the priorities for the Disabled Students campaign.

LGBT Campaign
Fran Cowling (FC) and Robbie Young (RY) gave an update on their work for the year ahead.

Womens campaign
Susuana Antubam (SA) updated on the priorities on the womens campaign.

2.4 Sections report:

International Students Campaign
Shreya Paudel (SP) gave an update on the priorities of the International Students Campaign.
DC asked about the work of the International Students Campaign in the further education sector.

2.5 Nations report:

NUS Wales Beth Button
BB gave an update on the priorities for NUS Wales for the year ahead.

NUS Scotland Gordon Maloney
GM gave an update on the priorities for NUS Scotland for the year ahead.

NUS-USI Rebecca Hall
RH gave an update on the priorities for NUS-USI for the year ahead.

Scrutiny and Group Committee reports

3.1 NEC Standing Orders and Cycle of Business
The standing orders and the cycle of business was approved by NEC.

3.2 Appointments and Responsibilities
TP presented the appointments paper for noting.

3.3 Election to Group Committees
Elections to group committees was moved to take place electronically in order to prioritise the
motions debate.

Motions
4.1 Ordinary Motions
Motion 1: SRE: Its My Right
Speech for: Colum McGuire
Speech against: None




Vote: PASS

TP outlined what the result of the composite on Gaza motions was.

MB made a challenge to the chairs ruling on the order. The vote passed and the Chair was overruled, meaning
that Motion 2 was heard ahead of Motion 12.

Motion 2: Condemn the collective killings in Gaza!
Speech for: Malia Bouattia
Speech against: None
Vote: PASS

Motion 12: (Moved up the agenda) Time for Peace
Speech for: Charlie Agran
Speech against: Abdi-Aziz Suleiman

Parts were submitted to keep NEC Resolves 3

Speech for keeping parts: Malia Bouattia
Speech against keeping parts: Dario Celaschi

Vote to keep parts: PASS (NEC Resolves 3 becomes policy)

Extra round of speeches granted.

Speech for: Colum McGuire
Speech against: Sai Englert
Vote on the motion as a whole: PASS

Daniel Coopers amendment has been composited as a standalone motion
Speech for: Daniel Cooper
Speech against: Sai Englert
Vote on the motion: PASS

Malias amendment has been composited as a standalone motion
Speech for: Gordon Maloney
Speech against: Joe Vinson

Extra round of speeches granted by the Chair

Speech for: Zarah Sultana
Speech against: Dario Celaschi

There was a call for a recorded vote on the motion. Votes are listed below:

SA For MK For GM For PT For ND For SP For AK For DCe -
AG
SM - For ROA -
For
MB For ZS For AAS -
For
MR Ag CA Ag SE For ZN For ES For KS For JE - For
KH For CF For EL Ag PW Ag ALS Ag CLC Ag RY Ag HG
Abs
MV Ag CM - Ag




RM Ag JV
Ag
RH For FMF
For
MD Ag BB Ag HM Ag DCo
Ag
TF Ag SS - Ag
VS For FC -
For


23 votes FOR the motion, 18 votes AGAINST the motion, one abstention.

Vote on the motion: PASS

Emergency motion: Birmingham Suspensions

Speech for: Piers Telemacque
Speech against: None
Parts were submitted to remove NEC Resolves 3

Speech for removing parts: Poppy Wilkinson
Speech against removing parts: Daniel Cooper
Vote to remove parts: PASS

Vote on motion with parts removed: PASS

Shreyas motion with Charlies resolves composited into it:
Speech for: Shreya Paudel
Speech against: None
Vote: PASS

Emergency motion: Home Office action against Tier 4 Visa Sponsors: Sanctions, Suspensions and Revocations
Speech for: Shreya Paudel
Speech against: None
Vote: PASS

The meeting came to a close.





Resolutions of the meeting:

Motion 1: SRE: Its My Right

NEC notes:
1. There are currently no statutory requirements within the schools curriculum to
provide sex and relationships education (SRE) in any part of the UK.
2. NUS policy passed on sex and relationships education at National Conference 2013.
3. Campaigning for statutory SRE in schools is part of NUS General Election strategy.
4. The Sex Education Forum is a membership coalition of organisations campaigning for
SRE as well as creating and providing resources for delivering successful SRE
programmes. It is hosted by the National Childrens Bureau and contains
representatives from health, education, faith, disability and childrens organisations.
5. The Sex Education Forum has recently launched the SRE: Its My Right campaign.

NEC Believes:
1. NUS cannot and should not campaign for SRE in isolation and should be working in
partnership with other organisations who champion this issue.
2. Becoming a member of the Sex Education Forum will strengthen NUS position in
campaigning for SRE, as well as meaning NUS has the opportunity to shape policy
positions and campaigns that come from the Sex Education Forum.

NEC Resolves:
1. To apply to become a member of the Sex Education Forum.
2. To work with the Sex Education Forum in the run up to the General Election, and
beyond.

Motion 2: Condemn the collective punishment and killings in Gaza

(composited as a standalone motion; NEC Believes 1 replaced by NEC believes 2 from
Amendment 2)

NEC Believes:
Proposed by: Colum McGuire
Seconded by:
Susuana Antubam, Piers Telemacque, Miki Vyse, Grace Burton, Fergal
McFerran, Chantel LeCarpentier, Vonnie Sandlan, Ste Smith, James
Elliott
Committees: NEC
Proposed by: Malia Bouattia
Seconded by:
Zekarias Negussue, Zarah Sultana, Abdi-Aziz Suleiman, Aaron Kiely,
James Elliott, Gordon Maloney, Edmund Schluessel, Vonnie Sandlan, Sai
Englert, Rebecca Hall




1. Within two weeks of launching Operation Protective Edge, the Israeli army has
killed over 630 Palestinians, injured over 3800 and displaced over 118,000 with over
80% of deaths being civilians.[1]

2. Many of the Palestinians deaths have come from Israel's deliberate bombing of their
homes, which has been condemned as illegal by the Israeli human rights group
B'Tselem. On Saturday 13
th
of July 21 people were killed when Israel bombed the
home of a Palestinian police chief. [1] Others targeted have included special needs
care homes, parks and charities [2] [3]

3. These latest attacks are in the context of the population of the Gaza strip being
subject to a blockade described by the Director of UNRWA Operations as a "Medieval
siege" and as a "prison camp" by Prime Minister David Cameron. [4] [5]

4. Israel's blockade has been described as "collective punishment imposed in clear
violation of Israel's obligations under international humanitarian law" by the
International Committee of the Red Cross. [6]

5. Due to longstanding effects of the blockade and the recent assaults, medical and
electricity supplies have run critically low in Gaza, further worsening the
humanitarian crisis. [7] [8]

6. Israel has vowed to ignore international pressure and to continue escalating, while
the Palestinian government has called on the international community to take
serious measures to end Israels violations. [9] [10]

7. A series of mass demonstrations have taken place across the UK against Israeli
attacks, including over 10,000 in London.

NEC Resolves:
1. To condemn Israel's attacks on Gaza and to support calls for an immediate ceasefire.

2. To condemn the blockade of Gaza and support campaigns for it to be lifted in accordance
with international law.

3. To continue to support existing NUS policy on companies like Veolia or Eden Springs
which have been identified as being complicit in human rights abuses in Israel/Palestine.
[11]

[1] http://www.timesofisrael.com/21-said-killed-in-strike-on-gaza-police-chiefs-house/
[2] http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=712476
[3]
http://www.pchrgaza.org/portal/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1047
4:a&catid=36:pchrpressreleases&Itemid=194
[4] http://www.unrwa.org/newsroom/features/lebanese-children-raise-funds-build-
kindergarten-gaza
[5]
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/palestinianauthority/7912095/Ga
za-is-a-prison-camp-says-David-Cameron.html
[6] http://www.icrc.org/eng/resources/documents/update/palestine-update-140610.htm
[7] http://www.firstpost.com/world/gaza-healthcare-services-on-the-verge-of-collapsing-
who-1613911.html




[8] http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=712153
[9] http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/07/11/israel-wont-stop-gaza-offensive-despite-
international-pressure-prime-minister-benjamin-netanyahu-says/
[10] http://alray.ps/en/index.php?act=post&id=4934#.U8Nqp7Gyo-d
[11] http://www.nus.org.uk/en/news/eden-springs-and-veolia/






Amendment 1
This motion was composited to be heard as a standalone motion.

NEC Resolves:

1. To demand Israeli withdrawal from the Occupied Territories, and the creation of a really
independent Palestinian state alongside Israel, with the same rights as Israel.

Amendment 2
This motion was composited to be heard as a standalone motion.

NEC Believes:

2. The Israeli army stands accused of using illegal weapons including white phosphorus
bombs and DIME (Dense Inert Metal Explosive) weapons on one of the most densely-
populated regions of the world, and with targets consisting mainly of civilians.[2]
3. This disregard for human rights and international law stands consist with Israels
conduct during previous assaults on Gaza, including 2008/09s 'Cast Lead' and 2012s
'Pillar of Defence'.

4. That extensive funding and military aid to Israel from Western countries helps
perpetuate Israels abuses and relieves the financial pressure of warfare; the UK
government also facilitates heavy arms trading and co-operation with Israel, marking their
complicity in this and previous massacres.[3],[4]

5. That with leading Israeli politicians calling for effective genocide, ethnic cleansing of, and
war crimes against Palestinians, appealing to their political establishment on a purely moral
basis would be nave.[5],[6],[7]

6. That with the British government unwilling to even condemn Israel for this assault, it is
now incumbent upon the public and civil institutions to exert economic and political
pressure to convince Israel to abide by international law.

7. That since the launch of the assault other countries have taken substantive action, such
as Chile having suspended trade talks with Israel.[8]

8. There is precedent for economic leverage against Israeli crimes, with a further 12 EU
countries recently following the UK's earlier move in issuing explicit warnings to investors
against doing business with Israeli settlements due to their contravention of international
law.[9],[10]
Proposed by: Daniel Cooper
Seconded by: N/A
Proposed by: Malia Bouattia
Seconded by:
Susuana Antubam, Abdi-Aziz Suleiman, Zarah Sultana, Zekarias
Negussue, Sai Englert, Piers Telemacque, James Elliott, Kae Smith,
Shreya Paudel, Gordon Maloney, Vonnie Sandlan





9. NUS has previously affirmed active opposition to companies complicit in human rights
abuses in Israel/Palestine as negatively impacting on chances for a sustainable and just
settlement.

10. NUS Black Students Campaign, NUS London and NUS Scotland have voted to support
Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions against companies and products supporting Israeli
aggression and occupation.

NEC Resolves:

1. To call on the British government to condemn Israel's current assault on Gaza, cease aid
and funding to Israel, impose an arms embargo against Israel, and to demand a ceasefire
brokered between legitimate Israeli and Palestinian representatives.

2. To issue a call to our membership to boycott companies and corporations complicit in
financing and aiding Israel's military, including G4S and Hewlett Packard.

3. To provide information and resources to support student unions and student
organisations campaigning for boycott and divestment of companies identified as
supporting Israel materially, economically, militarily, and/or as helping maintain the illegal
Israeli settlements.

4. To conduct an internal audit of NUS services, products and departments to ensure they
do not, as far as is practical, employ or work with companies identified as facilitating
Israel's military capacity, human rights abuses or illegal settlement activity, and actively
work to cut ties with those that do.

[1] http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/victims-gaza-list-palestinians-killed-israels-
ongoing-assault
[2] https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/news/middle-east/12939-israel-uses-illegal-
weapons-in-gaza
[3] http://mondoweiss.net/2014/07/activists-demanding-israel.html
[4] http://www.bdsmovement.net/2014/nobel-celebrities-call-for-military-embargo-12316
[5] http://www.stopwar.org.uk/news/gaza-bombarded-as-israel-s-leaders-demand-blood-
after-students-bodies-found#.U880LLGTHtI
[6] http://www.dailysabah.com/mideast/2014/07/14/mothers-of-all-palestinians-should-
also-be-killed-says-israeli-politician
[7] http://electronicintifada.net/blogs/ali-abunimah/expel-palestinians-populate-gaza-jews-
says-knesset-deputy-speaker
[8] http://www.worldbulletin.net/world/140840/chile-to-suspend-trade-talks-with-israel-
over-gaza-bombing
[9] http://euobserver.com/foreign/124873
[10] http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/israel/10507081/UK-warns-
investors-against-doing-business-with-Israeli-settlements.html


Motion 12: Time for Peace
This motion was composited as a standalone motion with the exception of some text which
was composited as resolves 6 into the motion Palestinian and Israeli International
Students
Proposed by: Charlie Agran






NEC Believes:

1. On June 12
th
2014 three Israeli teenagers, Eyal Yifrach, Naftali Fraenkel and Gilad
Shaar, were kidnapped and murdered in an act of terror
2. On July 2
nd
2014 Palestinian teenager Mohammed Abu Khdeir was kidnapped and
murdered in an act of terror
3. The recent escalation of violence in Israel and Palestine has caused significant
damage to civilian life for both Israelis and Palestinians
4. Both the escalation of rocket fire from Gaza into cities in Israel as well as the
concentrated military operation, Protective Edge, in Gaza has put civilians on the
front line, resulting in loss of homes and life, and are barriers to peace
5. In response to the current situation there has been an increase in Islamophobic and
anti-Semitic incidents within the region and the wider world, including Europe and
the UK

NEC Further Believes

1. NUS over the years has a history of fighting for justice and showing solidarity with
those suffering in Israel and Palestine
2. NUS should actively support students studying in the UK who are affected by the
current situation in the region
3. NUS should seek to provide a platform for all students to express their thoughts and
engage with the situation in a respectful way, without violence or intimidation

NEC Resolves

1. To promote a message of peaceful coexistence amongst all people in the region, and
invite a Palestinian student and an Israeli student to speak at NUS National
Conference 2015
2. To actively raise awareness of and combat all forms of racism including but not
limited to, Islamophobia and anti-Semitism, that may and have occurred in response
to recent events in the region
3. To support grassroots activism on campuses between Israeli and Palestinian
students (incl. allies), such as coexistence projects and campaigns that seek to open
dialogue and respect in a safe space.

Palestinian and Israeli International Students
This motion was composited as a standalone motion with exception of NEC Resolves 6
which was composited from the motion Time for Peace


Seconded by: Toni Pearce, Joe Vinson, Michael Rubin
Proposed by: Shreya Paudel
Seconded by: Megan Dunn, Dan Cooper, Colum McGuire, Clifford Fleming




NEC Believes:
1) Whilst there has been much damage in civilian lives and property in Palestine-Israel
conflict and hence more possibility that international students from there must be
more directly affected, for us, the life and well-being of every international student
studying in the UK is precious.

2) International students finishing their studies this summer will come to the end of
their Tier 4 visa, and will required to leave the country. It is deeply wrong to expect
any student to leave the UK when returning home would put them at risk of serious
harm.

3) We recognise that all students returning to their homes in areas of conflict are put at
increased and unacceptable risk of harm, regardless of nationality, passport,
community or religion.

4) Crises can cause the infrastructure of a country or region to fail. This can include
bank transfers, qualifications checks and other administration. Many UK universities
notify their students they are at risk of expulsion if they do not pay their fees on
time.

5) It is within the power of the UK government to extend student visas for students
from countries and regions in crisis. As the government has the ability, it also has
the responsibility and duty to do so.

6) As the duty of NUS is to represent and support all students, it should ensure that the
plight of affected international students in the UK is not overlooked by the British
government.

NEC Resolves:
1) To lobby the government to grant any affected international students an extension
to remain in the UK on their current student visa and to ensure no affected
international student must return to a conflict zone to alter their visa status

2) To lobby the government to inform students of their right to seek asylum and make
it easier for the affected students to seek asylum if they wish to

3) To call on all UK universities and colleges to waive or reduce the fees or extend the
payment periods for all the students affected by the conflict, whether sponsored or
self-funded, so that they can complete their studies.

4) To call on all UK universities to make hardship grants, scholarships and bursaries
available to all the affected students, whether sponsored or privately funded, to
cover their living expenses.

5) To call on all UK universities and the UK education sector to make available
appropriate support structures to ensure affected students have access to the health,
well-being and academic support they require in this time of crisis.





6) To reach out to and provide support for Israeli and Palestinian students studying in
the UK whose time in the UK may be affected by the current situation with particular
regard to visa and financial difficulties

Emergency motion: Birmingham Suspensions

NEC believes:

1. That the University of Birmingham has suspended two students for 9 months in relation
to their involvement in an occupation in November 2013
2. That a third student will be suspended if they break any further regulations
3. That the process has taken 8 months and concerns have been raised about procedural
irregularities
4. That the University of Birmingham originally recommended expelling one of the students
5. That the occupation was calling for the implementation of the living wage and for the
university to stop lobbying for fees to be increased amongst other demands
6. National conference resolved in Amendment 203b to "Create a legal fund to support
students facing charges or legal costs as a result of repression"

NEC further believes:

1. That students have a right to protest and occupations are a legitimate tactic in defence
of our education
2. That these students have been victimised for their political activity
3. That this is an attack on the right to protest and freedom of expression and an attempt
to suppress dissent by preventing these students from taking part in protests and deterring
others from doing the same
4. That this sets a dangerous precedent for the ability of students across the country to
engage in protest without fear of repression

NEC resolves:
1. To support the campaign to overturn the suspensions and defend the right for students
to protest on campus
2. To use money from the legal fund to help these students pay for legal costs


Emergency motion: Home Office action against Tier 4 Visa Sponsors: Sanctions,
Suspensions and Revocations


NEC Believes:
1. Home Office action has led to sixty institutions having their ability to recruit
international students suspended, and it is clear that in some of these cases there
Proposed by: Piers Telemacque
Seconded by:
Malia Bouattia, James Elliott, Daniel Cooper, Kirsty Haigh, Clifford
Fleming, Kae Smith, Zarah Sultana, Abdi-Aziz Suleiman
Proposed by: Shreya Paudel
Seconded by: Megan Dunn, Colum McGuire




will be full licence revocation meaning that students cannot finish their courses and
may be detained and deported.

2. This week the Prime Minister announced further tightening of the student visa
regime, stating that in future if more than ten percent of applicants to an institution
are refused a visa, that institution will lose its licence. Last week another university
suspended international student recruitment, and it became clear that in some cases
deportation processes related to this issue have already begun. The Immigration
Minister has made it clear that further investigations are likely to result in more
institutions losing their licences. These recent events amount to a developing
emergency in the student visa system and the treatment of international students.

3. The institutions involved are spread across the higher and further education sectors
and across public and private status institutions; the students involved are united by
the common issue that they have no control over the causes of these actions and
that they are being held to be guilty until proven innocent.

4. The Immigration Ministers choice to announce action against these universities and
colleges in Parliament was a wholly inappropriate way to inform international
students their futures were in jeopardy.

5. The governments attempts to pass the blame for fraud within the immigration
system onto international students and UK education institutions is inappropriate and
shameful, given the company responsible was licensed by the government itself.

6. Thousands of international students have been wrongly criminalized by the
Immigration Minister and the media for a system they are helpless to change or
avoid and it is appalling that no political party stood up for international students as
this announcement was being debated in the House of Commons.

7. Until the education sector is certain the investigations are complete and all action
that will be taken has been, international students cannot be certain that the
institutions they move to will not also be subject to suspension and/or revocation of
their Tier 4 license for this reason.

8. As more institutions have their licenses revoked, the UK education system will be
flooded with tens of thousands of international students urgently seeking a new
place to study, and as the burden becomes too much for the sector, international
students will be forced to leave the UK without the qualifications they came for.

9. Both the government and the UK education sector have learned nothing from the
terrible experiences of London Metropolitan international students in 2012 when
their institution had its license revoked.

10.International students deserve to have refunds for a qualification they cannot finish,
to not have to pay for a second visa that they did not plan for, and to receive help
and support to move from an institution without a Tier 4 license to one with a Tier 4
license.





11.This action is a clear and deliberate attempt by the government to decrease net
migration figures from hundreds of thousands to tens of thousands at the expense
of international students.

12.International students are left in a system with no recourse, no refunds and no
rights simply because of their nationality, a clear case of state sponsored
discrimination.

NEC Resolves:
1. To condemn any Members of Parliament who use anti-immigration rhetoric and
inaccurate information in a discriminatory campaign against international students.

2. To lobby the government for practical solutions for the affected international
students such as refunds of tuition fees, scrapping of visa renewal cost and lowered
maintenance requirements

3. To lobby universities and colleges to fully, financially and practically, support a
system to move any affected international students to a new institution to continue
their course without financial or emotional burdens.

4. To lobby the UK education sector and the government to create a workable tuition
fee protection scheme paid for by the sector, which protects all future international
students in this situation.

5. To lobby MPs and political parties to support international students in the current
situation and change the Tier 4 immigration system so it gives rights and a voice to
international students who study in the UK.