奥地利维也纳工业大学号召10月22日集会抗议大学预算削减：校方称实际削减约10%，冲击科研与教学
位于奥地利维也纳的维也纳工业大学（TU Wien）10月21日在官网发布号召，定于10月22日（周四）下午3时在该校主楼前举行名为「红色警报」的集会，抗议大学预算削减。校方表示，尽管名义上预算数字看似不变，但通货膨胀、集体协议加薪以及此前由其他渠道单独承担的成本，今后都要从同一笔经费中支付，实际相当于大学预算被削减约10%。
校方在声明中说：「10%的削减不是『稳定』的经费，而是我们资源的真实减少，我们不会简单接受。」校方表示，这将影响该校的科研、教学与基础设施，进而影响奥地利作为创新与科技中心的地位。此次集会与该校学生会组织 HTU、奥地利全国学生会 ÖH 及大学社区众多成员共同发起，口号包括「教育不容削减」「科学不是谈判筹码」。
校方同时请管理层在工作安排允许的范围内支持成员参加集会；教师可酌情取消或推迟课程并通知学生，考试与必修课程环节不受影响。（据维也纳工业大学官网10月21日发布整理）
Austria's TU Wien Calls Protest on October 22 Against University Budget Cuts: University Says Real-Terms Cut of Around 10 Percent Will Hit Research and Teaching
TU Wien in Vienna, Austria, published a call on its website on October 21 for a "RED ALERT" protest against university budget cuts on Thursday, October 22, at 3 p.m. in front of its main building. The university said that even if budget figures appear unchanged in nominal terms, inflation, raises under collective bargaining agreements and costs previously funded separately will in future have to be paid from the same pool, amounting in real terms to a cut of around 10 percent to university budgets.
"A 10 per cent cut is not 'stable' funding. It is a real reduction in our resources, and we will not simply accept that," the university said, adding that the cut would affect its research, teaching and infrastructure and, consequently, Austria's position as a centre of innovation and technology. The protest is being held together with the HTU student union, the ÖH national students' union and many members of the university community, under messages including that education is not something to be cut back on and science is not a bargaining chip.
The university asked members of management to support participation as far as work commitments allow, said lecturers may cancel or postpone classes where possible and inform students, and noted that examinations and compulsory course components remain unaffected. (Compiled from TU Wien's official announcement, October 21)
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