OpinionIs it sensible to abolish the Latin requirement in university studies?:
Medicine, law, or other studies: According to the Austrian Universities Conference ...
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Austria debates university Latin requirementThe universities conference wants the requirement removed from more than half of the affected degree programs.
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: kleinezeitung.at
- Latin is currently required for some medicine, law and other programs; technical terms nevertheless usually must be memorized.
- The article notes that many students complete their Latin requirement only after passing numerous subject examinations.
- The pro-Latin argument links the language to general education, independent thinking, and understanding politics and abuse of power.
- The universities conference wants the requirement abolished in more than half of affected programs; the education and science ministers welcome the proposal.
You don't need to read Cicero to draft a contract. But should our academics be nothing but one-track minds?— David Pesendorfer, Print Team editor, in the context of the debate over the Latin requirement at universities
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