Student Press in Europe

Hostels in Novi Sad

One of our major texts concludes a short research provided by one of our younger journalists, Sonja Žugić. This short résumé shows new efforts of young people in Novi Sad, who have recognized needs of international exchange, young travelers and flood of tourists, which visit EXIT festival every year. Until now, Novi Sad, second city in Serbia by size, had only one hostel – it was humble high school internat, “Brankovo kolo”. However, five years later, two young students at faculty of technical sciences, Bojan Jung and Dejan Ikonov, created project of youth new hostel. This hostel will have capacity of 124 places and average price should be 12 euros – breakfast included. Infrastructure is also adapted for disabled persons. This hostel will also automatically get IYHF quality certificate, and their staff will receive required training. Additionally, although hostels do not have some form of categorization, there is a kind of evaluation at three levels, and this project has the highest, third level mark.

Computer illiteracy

Are our students of social sciences, including law students, illiterate? Our journalist, Jelena Đukić has made an inquiry with astonishing results: at our faculty almost 80% of students has computer, and 65% thinks that informatics should be provided as obligation in our complete education system, including social sciences. However, one third of students never uses internet or has use it rarely, although they have a possibility to use it in faculty’s computer room or through free academic account that grants them free e-mail address and 3 hours via dial-up per day. More than one quarter of students stated that their knowledge of Word, Excel and Power point is poor, and only 2% evaluate their skill as excellent. Text also makes a dramatic question: why in a profession where more than elementary computer knowledge is required, there is no any so much needed (professional) initiative?

International:
Blackstorm – New rap star on sight, western unsigned artist who selled 15.000 copies of his newest artwork; unique in style, young man with perspective.
Dig deeper – This international interview has been made during European Law Students` Association gathering at Mt. Fruška Gora. It is conclusion of this edition`s theme: corruption in education. We made interviews with guests from region: Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Ex-Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia.

In this number also:

Student protests – List of student protests in world in last six months: where, why and how do students protest?
Global warming – The hottest news – will we survive another 100 years? Where do global dangers lie?
Dušan Popov: History of 007 – Based on a true story, this text is about Serbian secret agent codenamed „Tricycle“ on which story about James Bond has been based. More about you can read in a book – „Spy-Counterspy“ written by Dušan Popov.