Student - February 7, 2013
VeSte wants current FOS extended
Student council party VeSte has asked the university to postpone the review of the FOS agreement on compensation for extra-curricular commitments planned for this year. VeSte's argument is that a review of the system would generate a lot of stress in the student societies.
Social loan
The university will decide shortly whether to review the FOS this year. Spokesperson Simon Vink agrees that there is 'no point' putting a great deal of effort into a new FOS agreement. 'If changes are made they will only apply for one year. So you won't make great changes.'
Meanwhile VeSte is holding talks with national educational organizations with a view to influencing the conditions of the planned social loan system. Wouter Jan: 'We would prefer not to see a social loan system being put in place at all but if it is inevitable, we want to take the edge off it. We are holding out for a change to the law so that the FOS is no longer tied to the basic grant. If students are no longer compensated for a year spent on a board, no one will want to do it anymore.'