Dear colleagues,

last few months university professors together with the their students are fighting big battle to defend the university autonomy and academic dignity. The government of Macedonia decided to make changes in the Law of high education as well to establish few other new exotic laws, which penetrate deep in the competencies of the university and destroy academic freedom. The most stupid change in the Law of High Education is the one according to which at the end of the second year of studies and at the end of fourth year of studies, state commission will test the students' knowledge in all subjects they study. This means that some bureaucratic commission will check the professors' marks.

About 10 000 professors and students organized protest march. How it looked like you can see here:

A letter supporting the professors and students is already signed by many colleagues around the world and sent to the President of Republic of Macedonia, who can use his veto to stop these laws. The letter is signed by:

Todd May, Clemson University, USA

Tariq Ali, writer

Michael Hardt, Duke University

Antonio Negri, philosopher

Johan Galtung, Norwegian Academy of Science

Stefano Bianchini, Universitu of Bologna

Gil Anidjar, Columbia University

Judth Butler, University of California, Berkeley

Vedrana Cvetkovska, Universiry of British Columbia, Canada

... and other 80 colleagues from whole world.

Please sign the on-line petition

and give support to our struggle.

Thank you,

Oliver.