Dear members,
I'm obviously heartbroken by the result of the EU referendum.
As the Students Union President, after the Pro-European stance taken by our Students' Council which I was very proud of, I set this as a priority campaign to encourage students, staff and local citizens to vote remain.
Majority of Newham and London, which all 3 of our campuses are in voted to Remain in the EU.
We made an impact and that is something I couldn't have done this without the amazing help and support from our students and my Vice Presidents, Harpreet, Jitesh and Amirah.
We entering a period of uncertainty and since I will be around next year as a Students Governor Trustee, I will stand by our EU officer elect Antonia and all EU students at UEL to overcome this devastating moment in the journeys we have all set out on here in the UK.
Thank you to our Vice Chancellor for sending out the email below. Both the university and the students union will try and influence how this change comes about, always in the best interest of our students.
On behalf of the Students Union,
Adrian Andreas Patsalos
UEL SU President 2015/16
Email sent to students by our Vice Chancellor, John J Joughin:
Dear students
I wanted to write to you after the news of the EU referendum. Leaving the EU will present challenges for UEL - as for all universities - and much is still unknown about what will happen next. What we do know, however, is that nothing will happen quickly and there is lots of time to try and influence the policy changes that will impact universities.
Some of you - particularly the EU students - may be feeling concerned about what this means for you.
For now, of course, we are still a member of the EU and nothing immediately changes in terms of EU students and their status or fees.
For now - I thought you might find the following information helpful and reassuring.
Current EU students
Your immigration status and associated fee status, as well as your access to the students, have not changed as a result of the vote. This will remain the case until the government decides otherwise.
EU students with a place to start in academic year 2016/17 and 2017/18
At this stage, there is no reason to assume any change to your immigration status or access to the student loans.
EU students studying in the UK under the Erasmus programme:
Your immigration status has not changed, and you continue to be eligible for your Erasmus grant until at least as long as we remain a member of the EU - this could well be extended beyond this.
UK students studying in the EU and elsewhere under the Erasmus programme
Your immigration status has not changed, and you continue to be eligible for your Erasmus grant until at least as long as we remain a member of the EU - this could well be extended beyond this.
We will, of course, be in touch as soon as we know more, but please rest assured that we still look forward to seeing all our EU students back in the autumn.
With best wishes
John
Professor John J. Joughin
Vice Chancellor
University of East London