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GCU London Summer Graduations Saved! #campaignwin

Wednesday 14-12-2016 - 15:38



Last year, it was decided by the University that there were to be no further GCU London graduation ceremonies taking place during the summer and instead, there would only be one graduation ceremony in London during November each year. This meant that any GCU London student who has already started/intends to start in January will have no choice but to travel to Glasgow to attend its summer ceremony, or postpone their graduations until they occur in London during November.

This decision led to a grass-roots campaign led by GCU London students who were deeply saddened and dissatisfied by this decision. The majority of GCU London students are international students and would be required to get an extra visa to attend the London graduation in November, on top of additional travel expenses from their home country. In addition, in order to graduate in the summer, they were expected to graduate in a city where they did not study and would have to pay travel expenses for themselves and their guests to attend the ceremony in Glasgow.

Students raised their concerns and a petition to the elected GCU London Rep Natalie Odzuck, within the Students' Association, who worked with the Student President, Lauren Ramage to take immediate action to prevent the cancellation of the summer ceremony. After a successful campaign this decision was overturned and graduations would remain in London in the Summer and November, as confirmed by the GCU London Dean on 13th December 2016.

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