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The following has been taken from our fellow H-Net list H-Soz-u-Kult: Date: Tue, 11 Mar 1997 23:38:06 +0000 From: H-Soz-u-Kult Editor Ralf Wolz <ralfwolz@zedat.fu-berlin.de> Subject: MPI fuer Geschichte From: Alf Luedtke <Luedtke@Zahara.mpi-g.gwdg.de> Date: Tue, 11 Mar 1997 23:10:14 +0000 Subject: MPIG Dear colleagues, the "Senat" of the MPG finalized last Friday what had been cooked up during the last weeks ! The bottom line is : plans to close the MPIG do *not* exist any longer ! The positions which have to be "given back" to the federal and state governments, respectively, are to be allocated by joint efforts of several institutes of the "Geisteswissenschaftliche Sektion" including the MPIG. The President of the MPG assured the "Senat" (and also made this public during a press conference on Monday, Mar 10) that "responsibility of the MPG for both the employed and Wissenschaft" will guide further decisions about the actual number of positions to be slashed and about timing. At the same time, the "Senat" confirmed other plans which had been part of the whole package of last October: Two institutes will be shut down completely (on of the institues for biology at Tuebingen; Verhaltensphysiologie at Seewiesen); one institute (Aeronomie) will be cut to half. Also these decisons won't go into effect immediately but not before the year 2000 (and some even several years later). We are, of course, very, very relieved! At the same time we know that colleagues at other Institutes did not manage so well - although they definitely deserve better. So, we are not sure whether there is time for rejoicing. But there is time for thanking all of you and all of those who helped one way or the other ! We actually experienced the international community of historians; and we are most grateful for this ! Alf Luedtke
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