Students in Greece are Protesting a Measure to Allow Private Universities
“Opponents say the proposed law would undermine state universities — which provide free tuition — and effectively limit tertiary education to the rich.”
Leftist students in Greece see privatization as a threat to free college. We could learn from this.
FOX News reports:
Greek police arrest 12 left-wing protesters who shut down exams over private university bill
Students occupying a law school during an exam period as a protest against government plans to allow private universities were removed from the building by police in northern Greece. A dozen people were arrested.
A police statement said that the operation followed a request for assistance from university authorities in the town of Komotini. No clashes were reported.
It said the protesters staging the occupation in the law school had prevented about 400 students due to take exams on Monday from entering the building, as well as university staff.
Leftist groups staged protests in Komotini and Thessaloniki against the police operation.
The center-right government wants to legalize privately-run universities in a bill that is due to go before parliament this month. It argues that the reform would prevent skilled people from leaving to study abroad and make higher education more relevant to the labor market.
Opponents say the proposed law would undermine state universities — which provide free tuition — and effectively limit tertiary education to the rich.
Leftist groups and students across Greece have staged a series of building occupations — preventing lectures and exams — and protests against the reform, some of which have turned violent.
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Greek government couldn’t be more vindicated by this.
No choice is allowed. All shall eat the intellectual soylent.
That’s nonsense. Allowing private universities isn’t the same as requiring them.
Ah, the old Marxist jealousy argument. It never ceases to amuse.
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these are the classes you are allowed to take.
or leave the nation and go elsewhere.
or
private school teaches what you want and are willing to pay for
and you stay … hmmmm hard to decide…