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Salient. Official Newspaper of the Victoria University Students' Association. Vol 44 No. 4. March 23 1981

[Introduction]

At the end of 1980, NZUSA made a submission to the Human Rights Commission on the imposition of discriminatory fees for overseas students. The following is one of the personal testimonials of overseas students affected by the $1,500 fee, included in the submission.

I am a Malaysian student now in my fourth year of study. I am very close to completing a degree of Bachelor of Science. Last year (1979), I obtained the requirements for entry into an Honours course in my majoring subject, Biochemistry. The courses I have undertaken this year are only necessary for meeting the required number of credits for my degree.

My decision to pursue Biochemistry as the major subject in my degree was based on the intention to pursue study up to the level of honours and possibly further. However, nearing the completion of the degree, I am faced with the prospect of having to pay out $1500 (over twice this figure in Malaysian currency) in fees in order to be allowed entry into the Honours course.