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Information Governance Unit (IGU)

University of Strathclyde

Dear Flo Marks,

FOI Request Reference – 2023/071

Thank you for your email below requesting information under the Freedom of
Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

The University acknowledges receipt of this request and will respond as
soon as possible and within 20 working days of the day your request was
received. You will hear back from us by 30 March 2023 at the latest. The
Information Governance Unit will contact you if we require any further
information.

Yours sincerely,

Information Governance Unit

University of Strathclyde

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Dear University of Strathclyde,

Could you confirm whether your university has any formal guidelines for
ensuring the safety of students from surveillance or coercion from those
acting on behalf of foreign governments (for example, safety from
surveillance, blackmail, forced pledges of loyalty and being reported on
by fellow students)? If so, please provide access to this document.

We are especially interested in two particular examples of transnational
repression of Chinese students that have been reported on in the media:

1) Has your organisation evaluated the possible risk posed by Chinese
Student and Scholar Associations given evidence that they have surveilled
other students, organised counter protestors and acted upon orders from
the Chinese Embassy?

Examples:

[3]https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlo...

[4]https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlo...

2) Are you aware of how many international students are receiving funding
from the Chinese Scholarship Council stream? The CSC is part of the
Chinese education ministry and organises foreign exchange programmes and
international studies for Chinese students.

Have you investigated the possible risk posed to students involved with
this programme given recent evidence that agreements students sign include
pledges of loyalty to the party state and threaten students’ parents with
debt if they fail to complete their studies?

Details:
[5]https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlo...

Has your institution ever had to deal with a case where a student was put
at risk of transnational repression and can you provide details of how
your institution dealt with this situation? Feel free to keep the identity
of the student anonymous.

Yours faithfully,

Flo Marks

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Dear Flo Marks,

FOI Request Reference – 2023/071

Thank you for your email of 02 March 2023 requesting information under the
Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

Please find the University’s response attached.

Yours sincerely,

Information Governance Unit

University of Strathclyde

Email: [1][University of Strathclyde request email]

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[2]University of Strathclyde
 
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2019 & 2021
For Higher and Further Education
 
UNIVERSITY OF THE YEAR
2012 & 2019
Times Higher Education
 
SCOTTISH UNIVERSITY OF THE YEAR
2020
The Times & The Sunday Times
 
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