Kiez in turmoil: Uni in Berlin-Dahlem against container village
Kiez in turmoil: Uni in Berlin-Dahlem against container village
The wastewater in Thielallee 63 in Berlin-Dahlem is to be converted into a container village for 260 refugees. However, this encounters resistance, especially from the Free University, which actually wants to use the site for teaching and research purposes. The university management felt ignored and complained not to have been informed about the Senate plans in good time. Despite their willingness to support refugees, the university pointed out that the property is urgently needed for its own construction projects after 2023.
The FU suggested that a few hundred meters further suitable buildings of the Federal Agency for Real Estate Tasks are empty and could be used to accommodate refugees. The special representative for refugee questions at the Senate, Albrecht Broemme, emphasized the urgency of accommodating refugees on idle areas, but also the need to respect the interests of the university.
At the end of March, the Senate decided to set up 16 other container villages in various districts in Berlin in order to counter the lack of living space for refugees at the end of March. Despite these measures, there are still too few apartments for refugees, which illustrates the need for further accommodation. Some locations for container villages are planned in elegant parts of the city, which often encounters resistance.The attitude of the Free University is primarily criticized on the Internet, which is normally regarded as cosmopolitan. Some users accuse the university of offering space for certain events such as anti -Semitic rods, but resisting the accommodation of refugees on their own terrain. This leads to discussions about the credibility and openness of the university in the refugee question.