The ’Month of free education’

Sascha Rossmann, deputy chairman of the Students' Union (HTU Graz) and project coordinator, talks about the idea of making university education available to everyone. . "Everyone can get an education": under this slogan, in the month of May, Students' Unions from the whole of Austria bring courses out of their usual venues directly to the people. Whether during a walk through the town or the park, while drinking coffee in the little café next door, or while driving through Graz in the open-topped bus - in May 2016 lectures take place in the most varied places. Thoughout May 2016, university courses from various disciplines find their way out of lecture halls into the middle of the city - and take place at e.g. Tummelplatz in the old town of Graz, as seen in the picture. The perception of education is shaped by the rankings. How am I doing? What about my colleagues? And how good is my school anyway? This begins early in primary school and continues seamlessly into university.