The organiser of the International StudentsFestival (ISFIT) has concluded plans to announce the 450 successful students from across the world who will be attending the festival come February, 2015.With the theme ‘Corruption’, the ISFIT has decided to discuss this common global vice at this salient time when it is affectingthe economy of many countries, as it is being institutionalised in many nations today.Speaking on the rationale behind the festival which was conceived in 1988, and the President of the association, Marius Jones, admitted that the initiative was to assemble students from all over the world to trade ideas and engage in fruitful discussions on different national burning issues.The international student festival was conceived in 1988, the initiative was to assemble students from all over the world to trade ideas and engage in fruitful discussion thereby, encouraging international relationship and cooperation among students.It was eventually kick-started in 1990 in Trondheim, Norway and since 1990 till now, isfit has dished out many inspiring themes, among which are: Human Right in 1994, Quality of Life in 1997, Solving Conflict in 1999, Peace Building in 2009 and Trade your ideas held in 2013, among others.The International Students festival,no doubt is the place to be for any students who is ready to trade ideas.Tosin Ayodele, an ambassador of the organisation in Nigeria, when asked of the objective of the organisation, revealed that“ISFIT, no doubt, is a place where ideas arehatched and priceless lesson garnered. We also wish to use the festival to spur students across the world towards using the lessons learnt to the benefit of their locality and their respective countries.”“As an organisation, we seek to inculcate burning desire to raise and prepare students for present and future endeavours”, he added.
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