The Local Germany

Schavan won't resign, fights for doctorate

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 12:50:00 +0100

Education Minister Annette Schavan has defied those calling for her resignation after her old university withdrew her doctorate for plagiarism. She said she would challenge the decision. The Local's media roundup looks at the reaction.

Adult illiteracy found surprisingly high

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 16:58:00 +0100

A new study showed Tuesday that the number of illiterate adults in Germany is twice as high as previously thought, an alarming development that Education Minister Annette Schavan said she hopes a new reading initiative will help.

First university Islamic studies courses unveiled

Thu, 14 Oct 2010 14:47:00 +0200

Education Minister Annette Schavan announced on Thursday that the universities of Tübingen, Münster and Osnabrück would offer Germany’s first Islamic studies courses – part of the government’s effort to curb extremist views.

Schavan says school Islam lessons improve integration

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 16:42:00 +0200

Education Minister Annette Schavan has defended the controversial policy of introducing lessons about Islam into German school classes, saying they aid integration.

Schavan wants Islamic scholars for universities

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:18:00 +0100

Guest Islamic scholars will be brought from overseas to teach at German universities in an effort to foster a home-grown theology for the religion followed by more than 4 million people here,

Education minister calls for speedy reform as students protest

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:37:00 +0100

As student protests across Germany continue, Education Minister Annette Schavan on Thursday called for states to quickly enact reforms that have already been agreed upon.

Schavan withholds nuclear energy study

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:00:00 +0200

Education and Research Minister Annette Schavan has been withholding a study on nuclear energy for months because it contains results too controversial to reveal ahead of Germany's election, daily Financial Times Deutschland revealed on Wednesday.

German education spending ranks low in international study

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:51:00 +0200

Germany invests less money in education than almost all other industrialised nations, according to a new study presented on Tuesday in Berlin by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

Students strike for better education

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:32:00 +0200

A week-long education strike hit its peak Wednesday when tens of thousands of students swarmed the streets in 90 German cities to protest of the current education system.

Schavan slams protesting students

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:13:00 +0200

German Education Minister Annette Schavan on Wednesday criticised the thousands of students taking part in nationwide protests this week to express their anger over the dire state of Germany’s university and school systems.

Schavan’s exorbitant chopper flight causes outrage

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:34:00 +0200

German Education Minister Annette Schavan has sparked outrage by taking a government helicopter to Zürich for €26,500 instead of a commercial flight costing only few hundred euros.