Thank you for your time to read my letter. Ottawa Student Advocate aims to improve students welfare, and, as a student in University of Ottawa, we really appreciate what you did for us. Recently, we are researching on the tuition fees of University of Ottawa by collecting secondary resources and find some surprise facts. I write the letter to present the issue of the tuition. the influences it has on students, as well as the alternatives for this problem.
Backgrounds and Issues:
As of summer 2015, it is the ninth consecutive year at University of Ottawa to continue raising tuition fees for both local and international students. For decades Ontario residences are paying the highest amount of money for post secondary education in Canada. …show more content…
(university of Ottawa, university fees, 2015) It is also worth to mention that international students pay the triple amount tuition fees, and it reach to $12,000 for one semester. Many students complain about tuition increase makes it very difficult for them to pursue higher education with the financial burden or disapproval of obtaining a student loan. Tuition fees hike also cause many talented students but poor losing opportunities to achieve a higher education. Furthermore, due to rising tuition costs, it has led to more students taking on substantial hours of work during the academic year to make ends meet. The costs of tuition are on an incline, and has made summer employment alone no longer sufficient to cover tuition costs. Working excessive hours while studying can negatively impact persistence and academic performance, and therefore can affect your overall …show more content…
Instead of hiring external labour force, the university can provide more positions to students. These positions could vary from easy and fundamental to high level and complicated ones. This method is reasonable because unversity institutions do not need pay higher salaries than employees from outside of campus, and enable to relieve students financial burden. In fact, a win-win situation can be reached as the university are also able to get benefits from it.
3.Look for external subsidy, donation, investment, and sponsors
The main reason for university to increase tuition is lack of capital to cover rising expenditure. Therefore it is necessary to look for external capital resources. Without a doubt, high-level education contributes to the nation’s future, and it is regarded as important long term investment. We can apply for subsidy from the government. If the government has financial deficit, they can seek for business sponsors. University can also collaborate with companies by reaching an agreement about providing high-quality graduates in exchange of business investments.
Backgrounds and Issues:
As of summer 2015, it is the ninth consecutive year at University of Ottawa to continue raising tuition fees for both local and international students. For decades Ontario residences are paying the highest amount of money for post secondary education in Canada. …show more content…
(university of Ottawa, university fees, 2015) It is also worth to mention that international students pay the triple amount tuition fees, and it reach to $12,000 for one semester. Many students complain about tuition increase makes it very difficult for them to pursue higher education with the financial burden or disapproval of obtaining a student loan. Tuition fees hike also cause many talented students but poor losing opportunities to achieve a higher education. Furthermore, due to rising tuition costs, it has led to more students taking on substantial hours of work during the academic year to make ends meet. The costs of tuition are on an incline, and has made summer employment alone no longer sufficient to cover tuition costs. Working excessive hours while studying can negatively impact persistence and academic performance, and therefore can affect your overall …show more content…
Instead of hiring external labour force, the university can provide more positions to students. These positions could vary from easy and fundamental to high level and complicated ones. This method is reasonable because unversity institutions do not need pay higher salaries than employees from outside of campus, and enable to relieve students financial burden. In fact, a win-win situation can be reached as the university are also able to get benefits from it.
3.Look for external subsidy, donation, investment, and sponsors
The main reason for university to increase tuition is lack of capital to cover rising expenditure. Therefore it is necessary to look for external capital resources. Without a doubt, high-level education contributes to the nation’s future, and it is regarded as important long term investment. We can apply for subsidy from the government. If the government has financial deficit, they can seek for business sponsors. University can also collaborate with companies by reaching an agreement about providing high-quality graduates in exchange of business investments.