Antimilitarism: Campus Remains Free of Weapons

The campus of the Flensburg University of Applied Sciences remains free of weapons, an anti-militaristic zone. Thanks to student resistance, the subject »Wehrtechnik« at the University of Schleswig-Holstein is off the table.

Flensburg (dpa/lno) – After intensive discussions and protests, the Flensburg University of Applied Sciences will continue to offer no specialization in the field of mechanical engineering. The Convention of Division 1 – Mechanical Engineering, Process Engineering and Maritime Technologies – the university has rejected the introduction in its meeting today by a large majority in secret ballot, the university announced in the afternoon. "The memb…

The Flensburg Armaments Company FFG wanted to pay an additional professor for the mechanical engineering course. The responsible departmental convention at the Flensburg University of Applied Sciences rejected the offer on Wednesday.