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Highlands and Islands Students' Association welcomes £0.75m Scottish Government cash to assist NUS Scotland and country's students' associations amid Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic


By Philip Murray

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The University of the Highlands and Islands' Inverness College campus. Picture: James MacKenzie.
The University of the Highlands and Islands' Inverness College campus. Picture: James MacKenzie.

NEW cash support will be a big boost to efforts to assist Highland students during the Covid-219 pandemic, the region's student association believes.

The Highlands and Islands Students' Association (HISA) was reacting after it was announced that the Scottish Government will provide up to £0.75 million to support NUS Scotland and the country's various student associations. The money will be used to help them engage more directly with students.

HISA President, Florence Jansen, said: “HISA is delighted at the announcement from the Scottish Government regarding additional funding for students’ associations across the country.

"This news gives recognition to the work that our team, the National Union of Students, and other student associations have put in over the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, and to the challenges we have overcome in providing student support in a virtual setting.

“The past year has not been easy, but together, the student sector has worked harder than ever to maintain the standard of the student experience at institutions across Scotland.

"This additional funding will enable us to better support our students throughout these unprecedented times, helping us to deliver increased mental health provisions and more inclusive events to cope with the long-lasting effects of the pandemic.”

HIS) represents all higher and further education students across the University of the Highlands and Islands and its 13 partners/colleges,

For more details about HISA, visit its website at www.hisa.uhi.ac.uk.


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