‘Change It’, Campaigns and Citizens UK – President: Activities November 2023 Update

By President: Activities - Prince Ikechi

The month of November was quite a busy month, as it was my month of graduation from the Business school. With the help of the SU team, I launched my key manifesto campaign through a petition via the “Change It” platform on our website, asking students to support and advocate for more flexible payment plans for tuition fees for self-funded students to be introduced at the University of Sunderland. The target is to get at least 1000 signatures within a period to evidence student’s need for a better way of managing their finances while at the University, considering the ongoing cost of living crisis in the United Kingdom. So far, the campaign within the campuses has recorded about 748 votes, as of 6th December. As earlier mentioned in my last article, my set-out manifesto goal is to advocate for the University to introduce more flexible payment plan options for self-funding students and tackling international recruitment agent integrity on a national scale to get the sector regulated to enhance the reliance and transparency of information being shared with prospective international students, while seeking to gain admission to study at UK universities.