German students up in arms about funding cuts

DW | 12.06.2026 23:03
Germany's research minister Dorothee Bär says German students' situation is "very privileged" and has rejected reform of the Federal Training Assistance Act (BAföG), in the process turning many students against her.Wiebke Jaeger is 23 and works part-time for 12 hours a week, helping young refugees with job applications.