German Politicians Debate Future of Universities

BERLIN, GERMANY - JANUARY 13: Students attend a lecture in the computer studies department at the Freie Universitaet January 13, 2003 in Berlin, Germany. The German university system is facing cuts of EUR 75 million in state funding over the next four years as the German government pushes through financial reforms. German politicians are also deliberating whether to start making students pay for at least a portion of the costs of their university education, though the proposal has met with fierce resitance from students, who went on strike across Germany last month. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)