Thursday, May 18, 2006
London Weighting for students in the University of London
As you all know, I am the Vice-President Welfare and Student Affairs at the University of London Union 2006-2007.
One of my main campaigns for next year will be to lobby the Mayor Ken Livingston, the Greater London Authority and Parliament to approve legislation to give students from the University of London a form of London Weighting. This could come in the form of a £2000 grant that will obviously be non-repayable.
The London Weighting for students grant was the idea of a student from the Royal Vetinarary College and when I heard about it, I thought it was the best idea for students in London.
Why????? Because the cost of housing and in general the cost of living in London has increased a lot in recent years. Students find that their loans only just cover their tuition fees, and only offer a little help when it comes to the cost of accomodation.
Some say that students should get jobs..... well as I know first hand, it takes a long time to find a part-time weekend job that is student friendly, ie; it doesnt give you unreasonable hours during term time.
Therefore, where does the money come from? Hmmmm.... it doesnt grow on trees, hence a form of grant must be introduced to help students studying in London to be able to survive their lives at University.
What do you all think?
One of my main campaigns for next year will be to lobby the Mayor Ken Livingston, the Greater London Authority and Parliament to approve legislation to give students from the University of London a form of London Weighting. This could come in the form of a £2000 grant that will obviously be non-repayable.
The London Weighting for students grant was the idea of a student from the Royal Vetinarary College and when I heard about it, I thought it was the best idea for students in London.
Why????? Because the cost of housing and in general the cost of living in London has increased a lot in recent years. Students find that their loans only just cover their tuition fees, and only offer a little help when it comes to the cost of accomodation.
Some say that students should get jobs..... well as I know first hand, it takes a long time to find a part-time weekend job that is student friendly, ie; it doesnt give you unreasonable hours during term time.
Therefore, where does the money come from? Hmmmm.... it doesnt grow on trees, hence a form of grant must be introduced to help students studying in London to be able to survive their lives at University.
What do you all think?
# posted by Daniel Snowdon @ 9:33 pm 
