Abelleh: Incorrect. In Kovetz Shiurim II:47 Rav Wasserman clearly writes it is ONLY permissible to learn secular studies to the extent required for parnassa, and even then it is prohibited if you will learn any apikorsus or become friends with goyim.
Reb Elchonon continues, saying that the confusion in Germany happened when people thought, mistakenly, that by Jews possessing secular knowledge the Goyim will hate them less. This caused a “negiyos” – a vested interest – that caused the German Jews to desire that their rabbis have a secular education as well.