The 8 - 11 April 2010, the 20. European Student Conference of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) was hosted in Oslo. This is an annual event that gathers students from all over Europe for questions relating to nuclear disarmament, peace and social responsibility. During the conference, close to 80 students from about 15 countries participated in some of our activities.

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This year’s European Student Meeting took place during three days between 27-30th of November in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Around 80 students participated, representing 20 countries. Some of them came from countries that had not previously taken part in any IPPNW student meetings.

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IPPNW-Iran started it's activity by holding a photo exhibition at Tehran university. It was organized by the eight main members of IPPNW-Iran and consisted of the following parts: A photo exhibition of peaceful activities, introducing IPPNW, NWIP and SCWVS by distributing some brochures, attracting new members and the Target X project first performance in Iran. The visitors seemed so enthusiastic to be familiar with these organizations and their peaceful activities.

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From August 21st to September 6th, 31 brave students made their way more than 1.000 kilometers around the Baltic Sea in a valiant effort to reach the IPPNW World Congress in Helsinki, informing the public on their way about the dangers of nuclear weapons, holding Target X installations and meeting with decision makers in Estonia, Russia and Finland.

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This report is structured along the following five goals: Develop and support international student projects; support the student chapters in the local work and attempt to get them in touch with their affiliates; improve communication and governance within the student movement; represent the students’ voice within the BoD and the Planning Committee for Helsinki 2006; and foster growth amongst student chapters in the Global South. The report touches on our achievements in the past year and identifies the obstacles we have encountered, outlines our plans for the coming year and formulates our recommendations for future student work within IPPNW.

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The students of the Nuclear Weapons Inheritance Project spent a weekend in London from August 4th to 6th. After intensive briefings and strategy sessions, they went on to the streets on Hiroshima Day to talk to passers-by about what would happen if a nuclear bomb exploded on London.

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The IPPNW Student Movement www.ippnw-students.org consists of thousands of active medical students all over the world. Local student groups organize projects in their region, bringing medical aid to people who cannot afford it, demonstra-ting against nuclear war or raising awareness about certain issues through lectures and events.

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