Students must finally be helped! That is certain, but the Federal Government does not seem to care. Therefore, the national alliance of different student bodies and BAS i.e. Bundesverband ausländischer Studierender (BAS) or Federal Union of International Students; calls for a demonstration in Berlin on June 20, 2020 at 2 pm.… weiterlesen →
Students in Germany take to the streets after one million lose jobs and no help forthcoming
On Monday, students all over Germany will be protesting in more than ten cities, including Bonn, Hannover, and Dresden, after having gone three months without any substantial help to break their financial fall. The decentralised rallies are an effort to put on an effective protest under the unusual circumstances COVID-19 has brought.… weiterlesen →

BAS Call: “Real help for students – now! – Protest days on 8.6. and 20.6.
For weeks, now months, (international) students have been waiting in vain for support in the current crisis. Many have no more money, get no more support from families who are themselves in a crisis. International students can no longer pay their rent and have to save on many things. Since the refectories have closed, there is no cheap food.… weiterlesen →
Call for the online festival contre le racisme 2020! – Enough! – We won’t tolerate racism anymore!
Call for the online demo #Bildungskrise (Education Crisis) – from 2.4. at 15:00 until 9.4.2020
The current corona pandemic has a massive impact on our education: students, pupils and trainees do not know if, when and how they would obtain their degrees or could take relevant examinations. For many of them, there are also existential consequences, as they cannot afford delays. Many students are losing their jobs and can no longer pay their rent.… weiterlesen →

Emergency Aid for all students. NOW!
For students who are in financial distress due to the loss of income, the federal government must from March 30th provide emergency aid, without prior assessment of the needs, over an amount of 3000 Euros. The Federal Government takes over the costs of emergency aid when the need is determined subsequently.… weiterlesen →
Tariff conflict at Hu Berlin impairs advice for foreign students
According to the BAS available information, the escalating conflict of the university management of the Humboldt University Berlin with the written student body as well as the student employees now affected the foreign students. Since the university management does not want to pay the students appropriately, no job extensions or Vacancies more allowed, so that the student body can currently not ensure the place of advice of foreign students.… weiterlesen →