Erfurt/Jena (dpa/th) - After students at the universities of Jena and Erfurt have occupied a lecture hall or the library, the university management want to seek dialogue with the young people. A spokesman for the Friedrich Schiller University Jena told the German Press Agency that there should be a meeting between representatives of the students and the university management on Friday. No other measures - such as clearing the lecture hall - are currently planned.
A spokeswoman for the University of Erfurt said that the university management there had been in discussion with the students for a long time and wanted to keep it that way.
At the University of Jena, students began occupying a lecture hall on Wednesday. They want to ensure that the chair for gender history there is retained. According to the university, this occupation is still ongoing. The library at the University of Erfurt was briefly occupied on Thursday. With the campaign, the students are turning against austerity measures at the university. This occupation has since ended.
