Meeting with University Staff

In order to do this, I reached out to the relevant University staff to bring this issue to their attention and to ask for changes to the dates of the Academic Boards, so that grades could be announced earlier and therefore the students could process their visa in plenty of time.

The most affected faculties by this issue were Technology and Business, impacting both undergraduate and postgraduate students. With the urgency of the situation, I convened meetings and collaborated with key stakeholders. My thanks go to fellow SU President (Education) Dola Dada, Mark Colman from International Student Support Management, and Programme Administration represented by Jonathan Spray for their work on this. I am very appreciative of the University staff’s collaboration and willingness to make changes to benefit our students.

In our meetings, I explained the potential mental health impact on affected students and asked what can be done to protect those students. I also asked to have the relevant assessment board meetings brought forward to allow for earlier decisions to be made and for system records to be updated. I am pleased to say that these suggested measures have been accepted and implemented.