International students' day 2014

The 17th of November International Day of Students was celebrated, recognised and commemorated across the globe in many ways, reflecting the diversity of students, their ambitions and history.
The day has particular significance for some European countries: On November 17th 1939 students protested the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia, in 1973 students rose up against the military junta in Greece and in 1989 students in Bratislava and Prague started the Velvet Revolution. As we reflect on the many ways the day was marked we look at some of the activities organised by member unions of ESU. More...