From 100 euros for young people, we reduced it to 1,000 dinars for future members of the academic community. The former was used in the election campaign of the current government, and the latter on one of the numerous television stations with a national frequency that are in the service of that government. In essence, both the humiliating 100 euros and the shameful 1000 dinars are based on the underestimation of young and educated people in a country that is fighting the white plague and that can be "raised" by numerous emigration. This underestimation corresponds not only to the inflation of the cost of living in recent months, but also to the multi-year devaluation of education embodied in plagiarist ministers, unprofessional state staff and dubious retraining of high-ranking officials. The network of academic solidarity and engagement demands a public apology from TV Happy television, as well as its presenters Aleksandra Brcic and Milomir Marić, for insulting the academic community, because it is not a matter of misinterpretation and misunderstanding, as stated in the announcement of this television. At the same time, we ask the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia, all universities in Serbia and student organizations that represent the interests of students to announce themselves on this occasion and defend the honor of students and the reputation of the university. We must respond to every insult from the academic community because silence opens the door to further insults and reprisals. We make a public appeal to stop once and for all insulting the academic community and its future members for the sake of the daily political ambitions of the current government in Serbia.
