Austrian Minister of Science: € 1.00bn for Universities

People ♦ Published: September 12, 2011; 18:55 ♦ (Vindobona)

Karlheinz Töchterle (ÖVP), announced that Austrian universities may receive € 1.00bn from 2013 to 2015 separately. However, critics already commented the plan.

Austrian Minister of Science: € 1.00bn for Universities / Picture: © Vindobona.org

Karlheinz Töchterle, who is in charge of the Austrian Minister for Science since April 2011, explained his plan to provide another € 1.00bn for Austrian universities from 2013 to 2015. Moreover, universities should collect semester fees autonomously. The upper limit for fees should be € 500 per semester.

Töchterle mentioned that he already had serious talks with the Finance…