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The article reports on the reforms in the education system being seriously discussed by educationists in both East and West Germany. With these two countries inching closer to reunification, the discussion has got intensified. In the would-be-changed political scenario in the country, they want to make their university systems compatible. Major part of reform would occur in East Germany where educational institutions have been centralized and in the hands of political masters.

The article presents information on the study programs initiated by German state universities to help students whose campuses were washed out by Hurricane Katrina. Several public universities there have made available a total of 30 places for the fall semester with all expenses paid. The 12 universities of the German state of Hesse have accepted 15 students. Ludwig Maximilian University, in Munich, is taking 5, and the University of Dortmund is taking 10. In general, the offers include airfare, all fees, accommodations, health insurance and about $20 per day spending money. Students who have been studying German will take at least some classes in that language. But the others will choose from the growing number of courses taught in English that German universities have been developing to attract more foreign students.

Reports on the financial status of three universities in Berlin, Germany. How the East-West rivalry aided institutions when the city was still divided; Cuts in funding to Humboldt University and the Technical and Free Universities of Berlin; History of the schools; Comments from university leaders and Kerstin Schneider, spokeswoman for Berlin's Ministry of Culture, Science, and Research.