Tag: international students

If international students’ tuition represents such a large amount of the income the university receives, it is fair to expect access to medical assistance in return.

Besides being homesick, international students also suffer from a grotesque lack of support. Getting lost around campus, poor signage at facilities and the complete lack of guidance all contribute to the struggles of new arrivals. As a newly arrived student myself, fresh off the plane from Colombia, I know all about it.

Healthcare For All, a coalition made up of 15 grassroots organizations, called for Manitoba’s health-care program to be expanded to include international students, migrant workers, refugees and undocumented people at a press conference last Thursday.

Why attend the University of Manitoba? It’s a question that can be asked in two contexts: why does the U of M seemingly feel weighed down by political decisions of the provincial government? And why should a student come to the U of M despite these struggles?

Plavan Deka’s first winter experience was on Jan. 1, 2020. His first steps leaving the Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport would become his first...