Theater studies in Leipzig on the brink of extinction
The University of Leipzig has announced that it will have to close the Institutes of Classical Archaeology and Theater Studies in the medium term due to politically mandated job cuts.
According to Leipzig University, this also means that the relevant degree programs will be discontinued as soon as possible. New enrolments will then no longer be possible. The Leipzig Dance Archive is to be preserved, and the university also intends to support the preservation of the Museum of Antiquities.
The university had to propose 24 positions to be cut to the Saxon Ministry of Science and the Arts (SMWK) after 48 positions had already been named for 2013/14. The decision was very difficult, but unavoidable.
Several members of staff in Theater Studies are due to retire. External experts have also indicated that Theater Studies "cannot be seen as having a leading role in Leipzig University's profile in the future".
