Serbian Students Protest Over Faculty Enrollment Quotas

Students at the University of Niš are planning a protest to demand that the Faculty of Philosophy be granted enrollment quotas for three specific departments: Serbian Studies, Russian Language and Literature.

The students highlighted that the recently established Faculty of Serbian Studies has only received initial accreditation and is therefore unable to admit new students to these programs. They expressed concern that if enrollment does not occur this academic year, it would set a "historical precedent," a situation they likened to the German occupation of Serbia during World War II.

According to the students, the "only correct solution" is to reinstate the Faculty of Philosophy's authorization to operate these departments. The protest is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. with a gathering outside the Basic Court in Niš, followed by a march to the City Hall, which they identified as the origin of the initiative to establish the Faculty of Serbian Studies. The demonstration will conclude in front of the University building.

The students' action comes amid concerns about the future of these specific academic programs and the potential impact on higher education in Niš. The comparison to wartime occupation underscores the gravity with which the students view the situation and their determination to secure the future of their chosen fields of study.

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Ukoliko ove akademske godine ne dođe do upisa novih studenata, to će biti istorijski presedan, viđen jedino još u vreme nemačke okupacije Srbije tokom Drugog svetskog rata