( Word Reader - Unregistered ) www.word-reader.com 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 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 ( Word Reader - Unregistered ) www.word-reader.com 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