Education: Vranitzky Shows Dissatisfaction with Austrian Government

People ♦ Published: August 29, 2012; 15:21 ♦ (Vindobona)

The former Austrian Federal Chancellor Franz Vranitzky criticizes the Austrian government sharply. For him, the university sector is a “very bad example of inequality between the generations”.

Education: Vranitzky Shows Dissatisfaction with Austrian Government / Picture: © Wikimedia Commons / Gregor Tatschl (Franz Vranitzky (IMG7679)) [CC BY-SA 2.0]

For years, Austrian universities claim more funds in order to maintain operations at universities. At the same time, Austrian universities are becoming worse in international university rankings. The trend still goes on. In the last years, heavy student protests occurred. However, the Austrian government still demonstrates inactivity.

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