Corona List of Demands of stuvus
Corona list of demands of stuvus. Summary:
The Corona crisis has hit some students very hard. Financial threats to their existence, general difficulties in dealing with the pandemic and coping with teaching in this situation are only a small sample of the problems that arise.
The student council of the University of Stuttgart (stuvus) would like to do everything it can to help you improve your situation. As stuvus does not yet consider the measures adopted by the federal and state governments to date to be appropriate, stuvus has drawn up its own list of demands based on the list of demands for the 2020 solidarity semester.
These demands were sent today to the Federal Ministry of Science, the Ministry of Science of the federal states and the rector of the university.
The central demands are the following. All demands can be found in the position paper.
For students who have no or limited access to digital teaching, who are volunteers in crisis management, who have to look after close relatives or students with chronic illnesses or psychological problems and who have therefore been slowed down in their study progress, we demand
- to adapt the BAföG.
- The extension of child benefit entitlement and family insurance for the duration of the crisis plus one month.
- To extend scholarships for studies and doctoral funding in line with BAföG.
For students who are in financial distress due to the crisis, we demand
- The right to social benefits under the SGB II ( ALG II).
- that no long-term or second study fees, as well as tuition fees for foreign students are demanded. Furthermore, the deadlines for long-term study fees are to be extended by at least one semester.
In particular, the rights of foreign students should be safeguarded:
- The proof of financing must be suspended and the residence permit extended, without taking into account the winter semester 19/20 and the summer semester 2020. The extension requirement for scholarships also applies. Foreign students must be given access to social security (BAföG/emergency aid). The transition period and the possibility for foreign students to look for work after their studies must be improved by providing them with an opportunity to work for a long period of time. Unlimited work permits must be issued during the 2020 summer semester and beyond. Foreign students who have completed their studies and who do not wish to return to their home countries for the time being due to the situation, should be granted an extension of their residence permit with the possibility of taking up employment in an unbureaucratic manner. The relaxation is to apply to students who have financial problems due to Corona. Students who have no or limited access to teaching, students who volunteer in crisis management, students who have to look after close relatives and students with chronic illnesses or psychological problems cannot participate in their studies as usual and should therefore be granted extensions of time limits with a hardship clause.
The positive progress in the field of digitisation should continue to exist and be maintained beyond the Corona crisis.
The federal states are called upon to put a stop to the underfunding of universities now. In particular, additional costs caused by corona should be covered.