International Students for Change (ISC)

An informal network. Devoted to improving the situation of #internationalstudents in #Ireland. #INTLinIRL
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[International Students for Change (ISC) @StudentsIsc]

Join us at ISC! We'd love to have you! 💪😊

#StrongerTogether #internationalstudents #Ireland

[Art อาท แบ่ค☂️ @bact]

I think this is the main point.
Stipend is only part of the problem.
Giving the employment contract will solve the problem systematically.

Once you got employed, and pay tax, all the benefits will followed. Your family will also get covered. Your partner can also work too.

[Ayushi Pandey, PhD @ayuship09]

My day has echoed every single thing written on this post. I don't know if it was my browser snooping, or just good luck that brought me to read it. How have we let this happen so far?!

[International Students for Change (ISC) @StudentsIsc]

Raising the stipend is just one small step for a few.
If Ireland wishes to be competitive with the rest of Europe, it needs proper employment contracts for all PhDs with healthcare, rights, and benefits.

@ICOSirl @scienceirel @SimonHarrisTD @pgwa_ie

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[International Students for Change (ISC) @StudentsIsc]

A stipend = student = stamp 2, which doesn’t include for Non-EUs:

- working rights for a spouse
- access to healthcare / dental benefits
- parental leave
- childcare benefits

All included in a Dutch or German PhD offer.

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[Simon Harris TD @SimonHarrisTD]

Delighted to announce Innovate for Ireland - a partnership between Government and industry to help Ireland retain and recruit research talent.

We want to grow the next leaders in research and respond to the great challenges of our time.

Read more here: https://t.co/CuNWYcyc0M

[International Students for Change (ISC) @StudentsIsc]

Numbers:

Health Insurance Increase (used to be 150 euros): 600 euros
Resident Card Fees: 300 euros
Student Levy (covered by grants, except at NUIG now!): 140

Stipend: 18500 per year

(140+300+600)/18500 = 5%

How much more money do they want from us? What's next?

[International Students for Change (ISC) @StudentsIsc]

Another unexpected (and completely unnecessary) cost.
In the last year, Non-EU PhD students at NUIG are suddenly expected to fork out 5% of their stipend per year on new costs (breakdown in thread). This is unacceptable. @pgwanuig @NUIGSU @StudyInGalway @nuigalway @USI_Equality

[PWO Galway @pwo_ug]

Finally, PGWA are alarmed at the mention of a new requirement that PhD researchers should pay the student levy of €140 themselves, a cost currently covered by most PhD scholarships.

More clarity is needed on this issue @nuigalway

[Non-EEA Ph.D. Students Society-Ireland @NonEUPhdsociety]

We now have 100 followers. Thank you!!! We shall continue being committed to advocating for the interest of PhD Students in Ireland and sharing out resourceful information.

[International Students for Change (ISC) @StudentsIsc]

@USI_Equality Congrats!! Looking forward to your work to make Ireland more hospitable for international students 🙏

[Non-EEA Ph.D. Students Society-Ireland @NonEUPhdsociety]

Did you know that children of Non-EEA PhD students cannot access public funded schools and free healthcare? It is ironical that many Non-EEA PhD students are contributing to education and health research in Ireland, an area where their own children cannot benefit from.

[International Students for Change (ISC) @StudentsIsc]

@News2mey 🙏

[International Students for Change (ISC) @StudentsIsc]

Dear International Students and Researchers of Ireland , we are having a meeting next week on Monday at 4pm. If you'd be interested in listening or contributing, send us an email at [email protected] . We'll get you the details.🗣️💪🥳

[International Students for Change (ISC) @StudentsIsc]

https://t.co/zCH9R2DF98

[International Students for Change (ISC) @StudentsIsc]

Let's get this bill through. International students are hurting with a massive increase in health insurance - during a pandemic, no less!

@malcolmbyrne @ICOSirl @TheUSI @pgwa_ie

[Amanullah De Sondy @desondy]

Racism in Ireland: ‘Differences should be celebrated’: Chu gives speech at anti-racism rally. Lord Mayor of Dublin was speaking at event in Smithfield on eve of her wedding https://t.co/4KoZtKEcxH

[Mohsin Kamal 🇮🇪 🇵🇰 @mohsinkamal169]

Dear minister @DonnellyStephen , just a soft reminder about the promise you made about investigating the lack of training and career progression opportunities for NON-EU doctors. We are all waiting for your response.

[International Students for Change (ISC) @StudentsIsc]

Thank you for noting the challenges of international students. We look forward to seeing:

1.) Assistance/elimination of #MHQ
2.) An end to mandatory health insurance price increase
3.) Issuing residency cards for entire research/study period

@SimonHarrisTD @DeptJusticeIRL

[Department of Further and Higher Education @DeptofFHed]

See the actions the department and its partners are taking for a safe return for international students and researchers.
#aSafeReturn

[International Students for Change (ISC) @StudentsIsc]

Please consider signing and sharing this petition for #phd #workerrights which includes #NonEUrights, calling for an end of discrimination against non-EU PhD researchers.

@NonEUPhdsociety @ICOSirl @IrelandAsian @NascIreland

https://t.co/QN8oLQJlC3

[International Students for Change (ISC) @StudentsIsc]

@DeptJusticeIRL, give them their passports back. Passports are the property of the governments that issue them. There must be a reasonable basis for holding them. You don't have that. You must return them.

[Mohsin Kamal 🇮🇪 🇵🇰 @mohsinkamal169]

Is there any way to contact the HOLY @DeptJusticeIRL ? They are not replying to my emails. I requested immediate return of my Pakistani passport on emergency basis but they haven’t even replied to my emails in a week. Why do I need to suffer here ? I’m really fed up with the

[International Students for Change (ISC) @StudentsIsc]

Thank you to @News2mey, @USI_Equality, and @ICOSirl for raising his issue. This is an issue of equality. Those coming from poor countries will not have 1.) the money to afford quarantine and 2.) access to the vaccine and therefore an exemption.