Students fight for better universities

The student protests in Austria continue apace. The left-liberal daily 168 Óra shows sympathy for the students' demands: "The 19 major universities in Austria are attended by roughly 220,000 students (the buildings, many of which are in need of repair, can't even hold that many). ... In addition the flow of German students has increased in recent years. Admission is restricted in Germany, and for that reason numerous German students come to Austria where the universities still have no entrance exams. ... It was only a question of time before the bomb exploded. The students are primarily fighting against student fees and for better conditions. ... By contrast they are not calling for a more rational approach to curricula. Currently they can choose from 170 different subjects, however just eight of those subjects attract the majority of the 220,000 students."

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