The Parties and Higher Education

Abstract

The outcome of the election on March 6 [1983—interviews with candidates presented because of present interest—Ed.] will not be without its consequences for higher education. In the face of rising numbers of students, scarcer plant and equipment for education, and growing expectations placed on research, the tenth German Bundestag has to make a number of far-ranging decisions or carry this responsibility jointly with the Länder. How will the Federal government act; what can higher education expect from it after the election? The Deutsche Universitäts Zeitung (DUZ) interrogated the Federal Minister of Education and the coalition partner FDP, the SPD opposition, and the Green Party about some matters of principle and matters of detail to facilitate the voter in his decision.