Overview

• The state government plans to reduce permanent funding for the Medizinische Hochschule Brandenburg (MHB) by €1.6 million annually, framing it as the expiration of temporary accreditation support.
• Students and medical stakeholders warn that the funding cut could worsen Brandenburg's severe doctor shortage, as MHB remains critical for training physicians in the region.
• The new state medical university in Cottbus, established last year, will not produce fully trained doctors for several years, leaving MHB as the primary source of new physicians in the interim.
• SPD parliamentary leader Björn Lüttmann announced that negotiations this week could lead to a reversal of the funding cut, with a resolution expected by next week.
• Protests organized by the Allgemeiner Studentenausschuss (AStA) have drawn attention to the potential consequences of the funding reduction on medical education and healthcare access in Brandenburg.