The Academic Plenum has condemned the installation of a diesel-powered heating generator in front of the Serbian Parliament, calling it an expensive and politically motivated display.
The generator, with a capacity of 458 kW and fuel consumption of 87 liters per hour, is worth 30,000 euros and costs about 3,500 euros daily in fuel. It can heat roughly 45 tents, translating to 35,000 euros for 10 days or 350,000 euros for 100 days—equivalent to the price of a CT scanner.
Criticism of the Setup
The Academic Plenum compared the fenced tents, staged scenes of “everyday life,” and heavy logistics to colonial exhibitions and “human zoos”, such as the Expo 1958 in Brussels.
“We wonder if this is a revival of the human zoo ahead of Expo 2027 in Belgrade?” the statement reads.
Message to Students
The Plenum urged the students participating in “Ćacilend” to return to universities, arguing that:
“If you are cold in the tents, go back to faculties. You will save the money of all Serbian citizens. Do not agree to be the ‘living exhibits’ of this regime.”
They emphasized that students belong in amphitheaters, laboratories, and libraries—not in fenced political displays outside Parliament.
Demands
The Academic Plenum is calling for the removal of Ćacilend from central Belgrade and the announcement of early parliamentary elections.
