Adult illiteracy found surprisingly high
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
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
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
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
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
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 <i>Financial Times Deutschland</i> revealed on Wednesday.
German education spending ranks low in international study
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
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
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.