International Students Day is celebrated across the world on 17 November
Important Days
International Students Day is a global celebration of the student community. Being an international student abroad is a challenge. It takes courage to leave your family and home behind. To better their lives and support their families, international students travel long distances from their home countries to pursue higher education. All students find university life challenging, but it cannot be denied that foreign students face additional difficulties. These include language challenges, cultural differences, financial difficulties and homesickness. International Student Day is celebrated on 17 November, the anniversary of the Nazi invasion of a university in Prague in 1939. The Nazis imprisoned approximately a thousand students, closed the university, and killed and tortured many others. The purpose of this day is to honor those students and raise awareness about the challenges we face today.
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