another version: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/mar/15/german-university-tuition-fees-abolished http://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/mar/15/german-unive

another version: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/mar/15/german-university-tuition-fees-abolished http://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/mar/15/german-universi... I basically think this is a very big news. It effects a lot of people. Though I think this only applies (and should) to domestic students. In our country (India) .. the Right to Education Act was a hot topic this year.. it still has to go a long way.. but it can learn from Germany's example of doing away with the fees altogether in Public Universities. Young people are the driving force behind the economy. But many fail to live up to their potential due to economic constraints. 1. Most Public Universities already run mostly upon Tax-Payers Money. So Burden is not that sudden, as one would think. 2. Expansions would be more scrutinized. We have to look at this in terms of Fixed and Variable/Recurring Cost. 3. Caution would be required on part of distributing the money corpus. Some colleges are in comfortable zone of the balance sheet, while some aren't. Those who are not, need to be looked after. 4. Students should still be charged for some "Extras" like Foreign Trips (optional in many colleges). I would love to know the finer details of how German Govt is handling the economics around this decision. This could be a Epic Success or Epic Fail. The dice has been cast.