Students pay for the electricity with cans

Students of the Icelandic Film School resorted to helping the school to pay the electrical account with a cans collection. The light is still burning in the school’s classrooms.

This is stated by Katrín Eir Ásgeirsdóttir, chair of the school’s student association, in a conversation with mbl.is.

The Icelandic Film School has been running a deficit for a long time and announced the school of bankruptcy proceedings at the end of March.

Manage to collect 49 thousand krónur

« We decided to gather cans to help pay the school’s account, » says Katrín, mentioning that the group has managed to raise 49 thousand ISK.

Then she greet the greetings to the anonymous man who was quick to give the group two of his own bags when he heard what the group was trying to pay for.

Further collection operations in progress

When asked, she says teaching is still going on, but she was just himself at school when a journalist spoke to her.

« This helps something and it is at least still light here. »

Katrín finally mentions that further collection measures are being processed by the students of the school.

Rejected the Ministry of Education’s Education and Children’s

It was reported yesterday that the students had rejected the invitation of the Ministry of Education and Children’s Affairs to complete their studies at the Technical School, following a meeting with the school’s administrators.

They have called for Gudmundur Ingi Kristinsson, Minister of Education and Children’s Affairs, to review his proposal.

In an interview with mbl.is last week, Katrín also said that the students of the school would rather see Electronics- who provide education for the electrical and technology industry in Iceland- take over the school’s operations, rather than completing their studies at the Technical School.