Croatian students demand free education

Students from Split have joined in the protest with students from Zagreb, Zadar, Rijeka and Osijek. Students of the Faculty of Philosophy, who had gathered into the Independent Student Initiative, blocked classes at around 8:30 Friday morning and so contributed to the protest.

The faculty’s dean, Josip Milat, voiced his support to the students, saying he would support their demands for free education as long as the protests do not turn into violence. Some 100 students gathered in front of he faculty in Split, but they are expecting the number to increase significantly over the course of the day.

The director of the Split University, Ivan Pavic, also expressed his support to the students, stressing that an agreement should be reached very soon after the students make their demands more specific. The Students’ Corps and the Students for Students Association will organise a peaceful protest on the campus, which members of the Independent Students’ Initiative are opposing.