What kind of holiday is this?

The years of studentship are incomparable. There are so many interesting and unexpected things waiting for students during their studies in higher educational institutions. It is necessary to manage everything and find time not only for studies, private life, but also for fun and parties. In just one night, a student can study the material for the entire semester, rewrite all the notes, and write a diploma. During the student years, it seems that nothing is impossible and the whole world plays with the brightest colors. International Student Day was introduced at the World Student Congress. The holiday is celebrated annually on November 17.

How did the idea to celebrate International Student Day and Student Day in Ukraine come about?

Unfortunately, the tragic events of 1939 became the foundation of the date of celebration. In the Czech Republic, during a peaceful demonstration, one of the students was seriously injured by the police. The injuries received were not compatible with life and the student died.

His death caused a series of protests by disgruntled students, which attracted the attention of the occupation authorities, which in turn resolved the issue in their own way. During the meeting with Adolf Hitler, it was decided to close all higher education institutions in the Czech Republic for three years.

During the protests, many students were arrested, most of them were sent to concentration camps, some of them were shot. The dormitories were occupied, and the soldiers kicked the students outside in their pajamas in rather cold weather.

The day when the most terrible crimes against students were committed has forever remained in history. It happened on November 17.

In 1941, the International Council of Students decided to establish a day of commemoration of the tragic events and decided to make November 17 the international day of all students. The memorial day was celebrated at the UN level.

Nowadays, this day is no longer interpreted as a tragedy, on the contrary, this day is celebrated as a celebration of youth, cheerful life and the absence of adult problems.

In Ukraine, the holiday was officially introduced by Leonid Kuchma in 1999. Since then, Ukrainian students have had their “professional” day.

Interesting Facts

• In some countries of the world, local universities follow the strange tradition of the “primordial cry”. Students are not forbidden to go outside and rehearse loudly and wildly in the open air for 5-10 minutes. It is believed that this way you can get rid of psychological and emotional stress during the exam session.
• At the University of the French city of Nantes, the problem of students falling asleep during lectures was very attentive. A special room was created here, where visitors to classes can relax, talk, listen to music, and even smoke and hug. The French decided that “lack of sleep” exhausts the adolescent body.
• An unusual tradition exists at Georgetown University. Local students steal the hands of a clock from the tower of Healy Hall and then send it to the Pope. Neither the police nor the security services can stop the thefts. So 5-6 times a year the tower is left without hands on the clock.
• The Rubik’s Cube was created by Hungarian architecture professor Erne Rubik. It was originally conceived as a study guide for students of architecture lectures, so that students would better understand the principles of spatial imagination.
• At Princeton University in the United States, teachers do not need to monitor students during written assignments, because no one writes. On the first day of study, every student takes an oath to adhere to the “Code of Integrity” and to be a high moral citizen. Therefore, it is not necessary for teachers to be in the classrooms when submitting written assignments.

International Student Day and Student Day in Ukraine in history

• 1939
  November 17

  After peaceful protests in the Czech Republic on this day, about 1,200 students were arrested and sent to concentration camps, and nine of them were shot.
• 1941

  The International Council of Students decided to establish a day of commemoration of the tragic events – to make November 17 the International Day of All Students.
• 1999

  In Ukraine, the holiday was officially introduced by Leonid Kuchma.

Frequent Questions and answers about International Student Day and Student Day in Ukraine

How to celebrate International Student Day and Student Day in Ukraine?

Around the world, on the occasion of this holiday, students invent traditions that are preserved and supplemented from year to year. Yes, in most universities there are initiations into students.

1. In Portugal, on this day, freshmen must put a cover on their head, kneel and sing the anthem of a particular university. Harvard organizes a huge theater comedy show in which all female and male roles go to men.
2. In Greece, students take part in peaceful demonstrations in honor of their rights and freedoms and lay wreaths and flowers at memorial sites.
3. A student cap is put on a statue of Havis Amanda in France.
4. In Ukraine, students call for luck on this day – in the middle of the night, they go out on the balcony, open their scorebook and shout three times “Luck, come.”

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Why do we love this day?

Of course, we should not forget about the tragic background of this event. It is really important to remember civil rights and freedoms.

Our future depends on the students, because who, if not they, will develop the state. Therefore, it is important that they feel not only the heaviness of the granite of science, but also be able to rest and gain strength for new achievements.

Feeling the support of their professors and supervisors, students are ready for the biggest discoveries in various fields of science.

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