On 17 November, we celebrate International Students Day to commemorate the storming of Czech universities by the Nazis in 1939. Following an anti-Nazi demonstration, the regime sent 1200 students to concentration camps and closed all Czech universities. Since 1941, 17 November has symbolised the fight for freedom and democracy. The commemoration of this event was later used by students in 1989 to protest against the ruling Czechoslovakian Communist Party, leading to a violent confrontation with law enforcement. The incident sparked the Velvet Revolution – a peaceful transition of power and conversion to a democratic system.
Celebrate International Students’ Day by practising your interpreting skills using our speeches! Here are our recommendations:
Would you like to learn more about various different school systems?
- Czech Republic: CZ 31092
- United States: EN 30749
- Finland: DE 27090
- The Montessori school system: ES 29526
- The harmonisation of school systems: EN 28830
- A comparison between the French and German system: EN 25896
Maybe you are interested in the state of higher education today (SK 25275), online learning (ZH 24501, RU 25961) or the education of girls in particular (GA 25655)? Alternatively, maybe you would like to explore topics like Erasmus (FR 23075, ES 27445), Gap Years (EN 27730) or university student travellers (ZH 24341)?
Enjoy your practice!
Your Speech Repository Team