Defence of the language? Nonsense!

Matjaž Gantar, chairman of the Slovenian holding company KD Group, supports the introduction of classes given in English at Slovenian universities, arguing it would open them up to foreign professors and students "because it is a world language and represents the greatest hurdle for many Slovenians. This change must, however, be followed by the liberalisation of the university system, a corresponding immigration policy, new fiscal legislation and more flexible labour laws. Yet as incredible as it may seem, people's main problem with this move appears to be the English language itself, allegedly because they want to protect the Slovenian language - which of course is nonsense. We (Slovenians) are sometimes so proud and self-satisfied that we act against our own interests. ... I think it is important to preserve the Slovenian language, but for a degree course in economics or electrical engineering the content is more important than the medium."

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