Increased Education Ministry spending funds new colleges and universities

Education Minister Edmund Wittbrodt announced yesterday that this year’s expenditure on education will be higher than in 2000 by 11.2%, reaching more than zl 6.7 billion. The funds will be spent on the construction of the European College in Gniezno as well as a new university in Rzeszow. Additionally the Ministry wants to create several vocational colleges. “It’s one of the most essential tasks. We are planning to open 5 or 6 such schools” says the minister. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 4) A.Z.