21 March 2012 @ 07:15 pm
A picture is worth a thousand words  
In regards to the title of this entry to the photo that I've uploaded here in this journal entry, yes pencil

It really is worth a thousand words. For starters, the use of Franglais (a combination of French and English). The allusion that it uses to make it look similar to the propaganda/advertising that our public transport (STM) uses are just some of the messages this photo conveys to the public exclamation1



Right now, university students across the province are against the proposed tuition hikes where the tuition fees in Quebec will increase by $325 more every year for the next five years, starting in the Fall semester of 2012 going until 2016-2017. The total tuition bill, including mandatory institutional fees, will go from $2,890 to $4,700 per year !!

Therefore with the increase in tuition fees, students will either need to work more or dig themselves deeper into debt. This translates to an additional 162 hours of work per year on average in order to pay off of this increase. Which will result in making university less accessible and out of reach downarrow

Several universities have 

For additional information regarding this, if you wish to know more:
http://tuitiontruth.ca/
http://www.quebectuitionfees.ca
 
 
Current Music: ♫ 步步惊心 - 三寸天堂
Current Mood: crushed
 
 
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[identity profile] kurarekurari.livejournal.com on March 22nd, 2012 11:50 am (UTC)
And we (successfully) demonstrated against tuition fees of 500€ per semester in 2004/05(in Saxony-Anhalt/Germany), now we have to pay only 70€ per semester...
But $4,700 per YEAR??? That's insane!
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