Plattner's million -dollar project: Potsdam before historical educational transition!
Plattner's million -dollar project: Potsdam before historical educational transition!
The planned large investment by the software billionaire Hasso Plattner in a new university campus in Potsdam has caused heated discussions in the past few days. The left in Brandenburg expresses sharp criticism of the project, which not only affects the University of Potsdam, but also the Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI). This reports
Plattner's vision for Potsdam
In detail, Plattner plans to develop the University of Potsdam into one of the leading computer science faculties in Germany. This also includes a comprehensive expansion of the Hasso Plattner Institute. By 2035, several modern buildings are to be built on the new campus on the Brauhausberg, which was formerly the seat of the Brandenburg state parliament, which offer space for 5,000 to 6,000 students. Jura and social sciences are to move there from the former location on Griebnitzsee. Plattner expects the number of students to be doubled to around 2,000 without tuition fees to enable free study.
Hasso Plattner emphasizes that the Hasso Plattner Foundation, which also took over the buildings on Griebnitzsee, can take on the planned financing of the campus. An exact amount of investment was not mentioned, but a three -digit million amount is assumed. According to Tagesspiegel keeps Brandenburg's Prime Minister Dietmar Woidke investing for one important economic impulse for the region.
criticism and support in the political spectrum
While some politicians consider plans as a historical opportunity for an entire generation, others warn of too much influence private donors on public education. The provisional mayor of Potsdam, Burkhard Exner, sees great opportunities in the projects, while AfD parliamentary group leader Hans-Christoph Berndt emphasizes the need to finance the universities. Uni-President Oliver Günther sees no danger that the state of Brandenburg could shorten the funds for research and science based on this investment.
The influence of foundations on the education system has increasingly come into focus since the turn of the millennium. According to the Federal Center for Political Education there are currently over 20,000 active foundations in Germany, many of them in the field of education. Critics complain that the influence of foundations such as the Hasso Plattner Foundation on Education Policy and Finance is not democratically legitimized and question whether such investments are in the interests of the general public or the foundation itself.
The planned projects of Hasso Plattner and the University of Potsdam are in a context in which private actors play an increasingly important role in the field of education. This development could bring both opportunities and challenges for the education system in Germany.
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