18 JULY 2007, WEDNESDAY, DUSSELDORF, GERMANY<\/p>\n
No Applications from the Lower Classes, Please \u2013 and at the Technical University of Munich? \u2013 4<\/p>\n
\u201cMany politicians in Germany\u2019s liberal and centrist parties are toying with the idea of doing away with inheritance taxes. Those same individuals, however, see no problem with asking students to pay fees for a university system that until recently was completely supported with taxes.<\/p>\n \u201cFor children from workers\u2019 families, those fees are an additional obstacle to obtaining a university education. At the same time, German industry is complaining about the lack of skilled employees, but instead of complaining, they might consider offering more scholarships.<\/p>\n \u201cIn engineering, for example, an area where the lack of skilled professionals is particularly serious for German companies, the offspring of workers\u2019 families have always been strongly represented at the university level. The children of wealthier families do not often pursue careers in engineering.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n (To be continued)<\/p>\n Source: Tanjev Schultz, \u201eAkademiker unter sich,\u201c Sueddeutsche Zeitung, 20 June 2007.<\/p>\n \u201cI feel like someone who has been attacked and injured by a group of thugs. You forgive the thugs, but at the same time you have to warn other people about them.\u201d \u2013 George Sand<\/p>\n \u201cI love (my country) more than any other country in the world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.\u201d – James Baldwin<\/em><\/p>\n Novel: http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/revision\/<\/p>\n \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014-<\/p>\n 18 JULI 2007, MITTWOCH, D\u00dcSSELDORF, DEUTSCHLAND<\/p>\n Keine Bewerbungen aus den Unterschichten, bitte \u2013 und an der Technischen Universit\u00e4t M\u00fcnchen? \u2013 4<\/p>\n \u201eW\u00e4hrend manche in FDP und Union damit lieb\u00e4ugeln, die Erbschaftsteuer zu streichen, haben dieselben Politiker kein Problem damit, von Studenten Geb\u00fchren zu verlangen. F\u00fcr Kinder aus Arbeiter- und Handwerkerfamilien sind die Geb\u00fchren aber eine zus\u00e4tzliche H\u00fcrde. Und die Wirtschaft klagt bereits \u00fcber den Mangel an Fachkr\u00e4ften. Statt zu jammern, sollte sie lieber mehr Stipendien anbieten. Arbeiterkinder streben n\u00e4mlich \u00fcberdurchschnittlich stark in die Ingenieurswissenschaften – in jene F\u00e4cher, die bei Abiturienten nicht so gefragt sind, wie Unternehmer dies w\u00fcnschen.\u201c<\/strong><\/p>\n (Fortsetzung folgt)<\/p>\n Quelle: Tanjev Schultz, \u201eAkademiker unter sich,\u201c S\u00fcddeutsche Zeitung, 20.06.2007. <\/p>\n \u201eIch f\u00fchle mich wie eine Person, die von einer Gruppe Schl\u00e4ger angegriffen und verletzt wird. Man vergibt die Schl\u00e4ger, aber man muss andere Menschen vor ihnen warnen.\u201c \u2013 George Sand<\/p>\n \u201eIch liebe (mein Land) mehr, als alle anderen L\u00e4nder der Welt, und genau aus diesem Grund bestehe ich auf das Recht, es ewig zu kritisieren.\u201c – James Baldwin<\/em><\/p>\n Novel: http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/revision\/<\/p>\n ===========================================<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 18 JULY 2007, WEDNESDAY, DUSSELDORF, GERMANY No Applications from the Lower Classes, Please \u2013 and at the Technical University of Munich? \u2013 4 \u201cMany politicians in Germany\u2019s liberal and centrist parties are toying with the idea of doing away with inheritance taxes. 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