Student blockades of faculties last longer than five months, and online classes are being decided at some higher education institutions these days. In Kragujevac, the teaching-scientific councils are divided on this issue
If they do not end the blockade of the Faculty of Medicine in Niš by May 4, the students will be threatened with criminal and disciplinary proceedings, the administration of that higher education institution announced.
The name of Patrick Dryd may be familiar to fans of martial arts, but in recent days it has become known to the wider public in Serbia. Who is the dean of the Faculty of Sports and Physical Education in Novi Sad?
After several strikes that started and stopped, the Faculty of Medicine in Belgrade announces another work stoppage from May 5
The dean of the Faculty of Sports and Physical Education in Novi Sad "accidentally" broke into the faculty building blocked by students on Friday. On Monday, they want to discuss holding online classes. DIF students will vote on it again at the plenum
In the months after the fall of the canopy in Novi Sad, the flames of rebellion spread throughout Serbia. The first protests started in Novi Sad right after the tragedy. The authorities responded with arrests, police cordons and intimidation, but instead of calming down the protesters, new protests followed.
"The Decree devastates higher education for all future generations, by destroying science. We see the Decree as a new canopy that hangs over higher education," said Oliver Tošković, a professor at the Faculty of Philosophy.
Mid-March, early April, mid-April, and now a new deadline to save the academic year. What do students think about all these deadlines and trying to break the blockades
Out of a total of 3.000 medical students in Niš, only 153 of them reported attending online classes during the blockade, according to the protesting students. They say that the data is discouraging for the faculty administration and that they are determined to persevere in the fight to replace the leadership.
The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, announced changes in the funding of faculties and more money to private higher education institutions in order to break the monopoly of state faculties. Professors of some private colleges see it as a rift in the academic community
Since, at the end of last year, students have blocked the faculties of all state universities, representatives of the authorities have repeatedly emphasized the negative consequences of protests for the economy.
Five months have passed since the blockades of faculties began in Serbia. The authorities have already put an end to them, and April 15 was mentioned as the deadline for the establishment of classes. How Vučić thinks that "students who want to learn" will be granted their wish
The administration of the Faculty of Medicine in Niš ordered the start of classes on April 15. Students in the blockade say that the decision is illegitimate. The government is trying in every way to establish classes at the blocked faculties
After an extraordinary inspection of the faculty, the Ministry of Education filed misdemeanor charges against higher education institutions. The government wants to force the universities to surrender with fines
The extent to which the authorities are willing to go to stop faculty blockades is shown by the recent attacks and defamation of university professors. "Vremen" interlocutors believe that this will not stop the rebellion and that it is a desperate, uncivilized attempt by the authorities to return things to the pre-modern era.
Aleksandar Vulin, Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of Serbia in a technical mandate, expects the end of the blockades in the next month, in the period when a decision will be made on whether a new government will be formed or whether elections will be called.
In an open letter, the dean of the Faculty of Political Sciences, Maja Kovačević, warns the European Parliament about the attempt by the authorities in Serbia to stifle university autonomy with repressive measures.
Inspection supervision at faculties in Serbia began on Tuesday (March 25). Deans and employees at faculties consider this step another form of pressure on higher education institutions
The government is intensifying repressive measures against teachers, professors and the rebellious part of the people. Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić is now announcing popular resistance to popular resistance
The speech of the head of state, Aleksandar Vučić, is best described by the word - indisposition. The March 15 protest is his heavy political defeat. Now everyone saw that he no longer had the ability to prevent events, let alone create them
Today, probably the largest protest in the history of Serbia was held in Belgrade. You could follow all the events on the "Time" portal. While the protest was transferred to Slavia, riots broke out in front of the Assembly
Branko Momčilović, aka Majkan, tells "Vreme" how he was arrested on the way to Belgrade
According to a document that appeared on social networks, the protest scheduled for March 15 in Belgrade includes mass blockades, a central meeting in front of the Serbian Parliament and the symbolic action "The Biggest Noise in Serbia". It is also planned to introduce a general strike from March 17 to 19. However, the students emphasize that this document is not final and that the official plan is still being discussed
The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, challenged students and citizens to meet him on March 15 in Belgrade - if they dare. The decision on Andrić's wreath has been made: there is no more foiling that the top regime is tolerant, the hard game of repression begins
Neither holidays, nor icy days like the one on Sretenje when they were outside for a full 15 hours, nor even colder nights, when they slept under the open sky on the way to Novi Sad, bothered them. Neither the bloody feet from walking hundreds of kilometers, nor the daily intimidation from the authorities that they will be left without scholarships and homes, nor the latest threat that they will lose the year, hindered them. How students teach everyone else what perseverance and adaptability are in the face of new challenges
The session of the Assembly was actually a struggle to capitalize on the energy of the student rebellion. Believe it or not, the government and the opposition presented their actions as "fulfilling student demands"
"They are guerrillas who change the world," said the dean of the Faculty of Philosophy in Niš, Natalija Jovanović, about the students in the blockade, emphasizing their courage and steadfastness.
