Prospective students can hope again after cancellation
Around 300 prospective medical students first require an acceptance, then a short time later a rejection. The Ministry of Science is now looking for a solution.
Almost 300 prospective medical and dental students who were initially offered a place at the Goethe University in Frankfurt for the coming winter semester but then received a rejection can hope for a solution.
A possible way is outlined in an e-mail from the Hessian Ministry of Science to the ministries of the other federal states, which the German Press Agency has received. Those affected could possibly take up their studies as successors in the upcoming winter semester. But nothing has been decided yet. First of all, it is a suggestion. The email asks countries to support it.
The idea is to initially suspend the usual, automated move-up procedure at the universities. The universities should report their replacement places in the field of human medicine to the Foundation for University Admissions, which is responsible for allocating places nationwide. As soon as there is an overview of the exact number of available places, free replacement places could be allocated to those affected. It is not clear at which university they would get a place. For the field of dentistry, the Goethe University has promised “to solve the problem independently and to make an initial contribution to the solution,” the letter says.
SPD demands a solution from the state government
The SPD in the state parliament previously put the university and the state government under pressure on Wednesday. She demands an apology, financial compensation and a plan for how those affected can still get a place in medicine or dentistry.