Topic requirements and effects

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Topic requirements and effects
The community I live in is situated in southern Germany. It is a
small city in the countryside with about 30.000 inhabitants. The
area can be described as quiet and idyllic. Tourism flourishes but
mostly comprises older people. Locating a new university in this
region would have profound effects on the whole community,
especially due to its rather small size. There are some reasons why
it would seem opportune to build a university in this region: The
general level of education is rather high due to several schools for
secondary education in the region which also have a good
reputation. The life standard in comparison to other regions in
Germany is quite high and unemployment is not a problem. Thus,
a calm atmosphere for concentrated studies is provided. There are
also some resident industrial and research companies which might
be willing to establish partnerships with a new university and thus
give students the opportunity to do gain practical experience. A
specially appropriate field of study in this region might be tourism
due to the high importance it has in the regions economy. Yet, it
might generally not be opportune to establish a university in a not
very densely inhabited region. The variety in the industry in our
region is very reduced. There would only be opportunities to
establish partnerships in quite few fields of study. Also, such a
region would probably not be very attractive for many students
who rather prefer living in big cities. Thus, the region might be fit
to establish a university that concentrates mainly on tourism or
other fields of study which are represented in the region. Other
majors might experience a scarcity in opportunity for practical
studies. Yet, the question whether to establish a university in this
region or not would not be appropriately discussed without taking

into consideration the effects that this university would have on the
community. Certainly, establishing a university would enrich city
life in general. There would probably be a large number of new
cafes and other locations appropriate for students. Having a local
university would also be an appealing factor that would help to
attract investors to the region. And last but not least, new projects start-up companies, social projects or the like - can be expected to
be initiated by the students themselves. All these developments


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would help to improve the economic situation and would render the
city a more important center for the region. Yet, this might also have
certain negative effects on the community. Older people, being the
major source of local tourism, might consider the changes in the city
a disturbance rather than an enrichment. Furthermore a large number
of students would lead to a general strengthening of the youth
culture in the region. In spite of all the positive aspects this may also
aggravate social problems like drug traffic, the abuse of alcohol or
violence and crime. To sum up, it seems important to me to consider
which type of university could profit form the local environment and
to ensure that important factors as tourism will not be affected
negatively.