International Students' Day

On the 17th of November, 1939, nine student demonstrators were excecuted without triall in Prague after organising the anti-Nazi student movement during the occupation. Since 1941, that day has been marked by student unions all over the world as a politically independent day for students and everyone who is interested in, and supports the student movement. In many institutions and student unions, the day is marked as a celebration for international students, and for the diversity our international colleagues give us in our lecture halls and on campus.
It has been some years since the 17th of November has been marked in Norway in an organised way. In the context of the proposal to introduce tuition fees and the debate that is going on in the public space, it is time to change that, and make International Students' Day 2014 one to remember!