Tutition Fees in Germany

Yesterday, the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany adjucated against a governmental interdiction to disallow Germany’s states the introduction of tutition fees. The government, consisting of the parties SPD and Grüne, clearly voted against tutition fees, while the states governed by the opposition CDU/CSU already introduced the fees prior to the final judgement of the Federal Constitutional Court. For several thousand students including myself, it is impossible to raise 500 Euros or more for each semester, especially since this affects those who study a second time or have aborted the first study. After a long road of perdition, Germany now found its role among those countries which penetrate society and divide it into classes – the educational class based on the richer individuals, and the uneducated class found in the roots of those people who are socially unable to finance the study.

In the aftermath of the judgement, nationwide student protests and petitions are planned to terminate the decision, as the European Union created a directive according to which any EU government may not ignore a petition signed by more than 1 Million EU citizens. The ASTA of the University of Constance started an online petition which every German student should sign – please visit the petition website.