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The Technical University of Munich* \u2013 Closed Society \u2013 15<\/p>\n
The reforms carried out so far in German education have been highly controversial. However, there is another reform that has received relatively little attention and that critics describe as potentially explosive for society. In areas of study where there is limited enrolment, universities can reserve up to sixty percent of the available places for students chosen after interviews with professors in the field. Those professors might unconsciously prefer applicants from the same social milieu that they themselves come from. Sociologist Tino Bargel, who conducted the survey on student jobs and tuition expenses, fears that in such cases applicants from working class families would be left with nothing,<\/strong> <\/p>\n (To be continued)<\/p>\n Source: Reinbold, Fabian, \u201cGeschlossene Gesellschaft,\u201d Die Zeit, 5 June 2008.<\/p>\n *The Technical University of Munich, officially recognized by the German government as an \u201celite university,\u201d is ranked 67 among the world\u2019s universities. That is, for example, sixteen places below Seoul National University of South Korea. (The Times of London, Higher Education Supplement [THES], World University Rankings, 2007)<\/p>\n \u201cWhile the traditional study-abroad sites for Americans \u2014 Britain, Italy, Spain and France \u2014 still attract more students from the United States, the report found that China is now the fifth-most-popular destination.\u201d \u2013 The New York Times, 17 November 2008<\/p>\n And what about Germany?<\/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-<\/p>\n 8 DEZEMBER 2008, MONTAG, D\u00dcSSELDORF, DEUTSCHLAND<\/p>\n Die Technische Universit\u00e4t M\u00fcnchen* \u2013 Geschlossene Gesellschaft \u2013 15<\/p>\n \u00dcber diese Reformen ist viel gestritten geworden. Weit weniger beachtet wurde eine dritte Reform, der Kritiker ebenfalls soziale Sprengkraft zuschreiben. In Numerus-clausus- Studienf\u00e4chern k\u00f6nnen Universit\u00e4ten nun bis zu 60 Prozent der Studienpl\u00e4tze auch nach Auswahlgespr\u00e4chen vergeben. Wenn Professoren nach solchen Gespr\u00e4chen entscheiden, k\u00f6nnten sie unbewusst die Bewerber bevorzugen, die aus dem gleichen Milieu stammen wie sie selbst. Studienbewerber mit nichtakademischem Hintergrund h\u00e4tten dann das Nachsehen, bef\u00fcrchtet der Soziologe Tino Bargel, der den Studierendensurvey durchf\u00fchrt.<\/strong><\/p>\n (Fortsetzung folgt.)<\/p>\n Quelle: Reinbold, Fabian, \u201eGeschlossene Gesellschaft\u201c, Die Zeit, 05.06.2008.<\/p>\n *Die Technische Universit\u00e4t M\u00fcnchen, eine durch die deutsche Regierung anerkannte \u201eElite-Universit\u00e4t\u201c, steht an der 67. Stelle in der Welt; d.h., zum Beispiel, 16 Stellen unter der Seoul National University von S\u00fcdkorea. (The Times of London, Higher Education Supplement [THES], World University Rankings, 2007)<\/p>\n \u201eUnter Amerikanern, die im Ausland studieren, sind die beliebtesten L\u00e4nder Gro\u00dfbritannien, Italien, Spanien, Frankreich und China.\u201c \u2013 The New York Times, 17.11.2008.<\/p>\n Und was ist mit Deutschland?<\/em><\/p>\n Novel: http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/revision\/ 8 DECEMBER 2008, MONDAY, DUSSELDORF, GERMANY The Technical University of Munich* \u2013 Closed Society \u2013 15 The reforms carried out so far in German education have been highly controversial. However, there is another reform that has received relatively little attention and that critics describe as potentially explosive for society. 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