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Another student occupation in Vienna

Thursday, October 22, 2009 (23:58:23)
More student occupations sprouting up in Europe this week!


This latest update is from Vienna, Austria...

Quote:
just to inform you, we are right now blocking the biggest lecture hall at
the university in vienna, austria, to protest against the cut backs on the
budget for education and for free access to university for everyone! keep
on fighting for free education for everyone!!!

greetings form austria!
http://derstandard.at/

English translation of pages available here...


Über 1000 Studierende protestieren gegen Bildungsabbau - Vizerektor setzt auf Verhandlungen mit den Studierenden: Audimax wird zumindest bis Freitag Mittag nicht geräumt.

(Over 1000 students protest against education cuts - Vice Rector set to negotiate with the students: lecture hall will not be cleared until at least Friday afternoon)



Here are some of the student demands listed by the university newspaper, not sure how accurate all of them are though...

- Re-democratization and strengthening of co-and self-government in all educational institutions!
- Ausfinanzierung der Unis! - Funding out Unis!
- Selbstbestimmtes Lernen und Leben ohne Konkurrenz- und Leistungsdruck! - Self-determined learning and life without competition and performance pressure!
- Freie Masterzugänge! - Free Master Additions!
- Keine verpflichtende STEP! - No mandatory STEP!
- Abschaffung aller Bildungs- und Studiengebühren! - Abolition of all educational and tuition fees!
- Keine Aufnahmeprüfungen! - No exams!
- Unabhängige Lehre und Forschung! - Independent research and teaching!
- Schluss mit prekären Dienstverhältnissen für Lehrende, Angestellte und ArbeiterInnen! - No more precarious employment contracts for teachers, clerks and workers!
- Genug Studienplätze für alle! - Enough places for everyone!
- Abschaffung der Erweiterungscurricula! - Abolition of the enlargement curricula!
- Flexible und selbstbestimmte Studienpläne! - Flexible and self-study plans!

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