SFS Chairman Jacob Färnert responds to Minister of Education Mats Persson (L) debate article in Svenska dagbladet about the dimensioning of higher education and the criticism of independent courses.
Mats Persson is trying clearly profile themselves as defenders of academic freedom. But behind the words we see that politics' grip on higher education is tightening. The fact that the governance is also happening in the wrong direction is in itself a sign that increased political governance of higher education institutions is simply harmful.
Read the full article at svd.se.