"International Student Movement"

Youths, students kickoff opening of classes with protest rally against education crisis; demand emergency fund for education ASAP

The following message was just sent to the "ISM" mailing list:

Today a large group of students entered the University of Groningen in Holland. They went in to occupie the bureau of the directors. They demand three things. 1. The abbolision of the BSA (a way of sending students away if they don't studie enough in the first year), 2. they demand total democracy. And 3. They want for the whole of the University to make a fist towards the government in Den Haag for more investments in to higher education.

The occupiers say to be sollidary with the other studentprotests.

Sorry for my bad English.

In Vienna (Austria) the students have occupied the Academy of Arts. For now it is closed until today. With a banner reading "Education is not for sale" and with some solidarity greetings to other people struggeling for free education they show a direct connection to the International Students Movement. Here is their webside (only german so far): http://www.malen-nach-zahlen.at

Hallo,

i search information and examples for commercialisation of education in different countrys, since i want to write an articel for our student magazine. Can you help me and tell about reforms in your countries? Or have you interesting links?

on may 7th at great george street, london, just off parliament square, Universities UK and the Association for University Research and Industry Links are holding a conference to discuss the marketisation of UK universities and higher education. They want to charge up to £10,000 a year to create a fees market, introduce a real rate of interest on student loans (effectively turning them into commercial loans) and to invite businesses to help determine academic research and to profit from it, taking away academics freedom to direct their own studies.