July 16, 2004

Germany's Ivy League Lottery

By AISHA LABI

Fiscal and political disputes hamper plans to develop elite universities

A long-anticipated and highly controversial plan to develop a group of elite universities in Germany -- a German "Ivy League" -- hit a snag last week when its formal announcement was delayed, in part because of lingering concerns among the federal and state governments about how the project would be financed and run.

The official announcement of the much-discussed program, a cornerstone of the

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