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In Innsbruck 447 Austrians competed with 2,147 Germans for 550 places (Photo: European Commission)

Austria feels the heat of equal access for EU students

University students in Austria are likely to face stricter admission requirements, under new measures to tackle the huge numbers of students from other member states trying to study there.

The move, presented by education minister Elisabeth Gehrer, would set up tough selection criteria and lead to a restricted intake for all students - including Austrians – in the seven faculties most affected by overcrowding: medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, pharmaceutical studies, biology, p...

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In Innsbruck 447 Austrians competed with 2,147 Germans for 550 places (Photo: European Commission)

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