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December 2025von Sonja BerghoffEngineering graduates are in high demand in Germany. This is due to both a shortage of skilled workers and a sharp decline…weiterlesen → CHE Master’s Ranking in Engineering: Satisfied students, high level of external fundingStudent exchange: Spain is the most important partner country for German universities24. October 2025von Cort-Denis HachmeisterSpain is the most important partner country for German universities when it comes to student exchanges. This is shown by a recent…weiterlesen → Student exchange: Spain is the most important partner country for German universitiesHEInnovate Train the Trainers Session: Fostering Higher Education Innovation through European Exchange 16. October 2025von Caroline FriedhoffOn September 22 and 23, 2025, 27 participants from 22 European countries met at Metropolia University of Applied Sciences in Helsinki for…weiterlesen → HEInnovate Train the Trainers Session: Fostering Higher Education Innovation through European Exchange How can science and higher education research and higher education management benefit from one another?8. October 2025von Sigrun NickelA new study by the CHE Centre for Higher Education presents concrete proposals for higher education management and the science and higher…weiterlesen → How can science and higher education research and higher education management benefit from one another?A future-proof university must be an authentic university 2. September 2025von Frank ZiegeleAround the world, universities are facing ever-increasing expectations. These expectations range from excellent teaching and top research to solving social and global…weiterlesen → A future-proof university must be an authentic university English version of the CHE Ranking updated on the DAAD website 9. July 2025von Cort-Denis HachmeisterFollowing the publication of the CHE Ranking on the study information platform of DIE ZEIT, HeyStudium, at the beginning of May, the…weiterlesen → English version of the CHE Ranking updated on the DAAD website Despite high study costs: At least 9,100 German medical students at foreign universities 23. June 2025von Gero FederkeilWhen discussing the problem of the shortage of doctors in Germany, German students abroad are largely ignored. 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Chemistry has the highest doctoral degree rate of all subjects studied in Germany 22. January 2026von Cort-Denis HachmeisterIn chemistry, four out of five master’s degrees lead to doctorates. Most doctoral theses are written in medicine. This is shown by…weiterlesen → Chemistry has the highest doctoral degree rate of all subjects studied in Germany
Future skills particularly strongly anchored in computer science, nursing science and romance studies 14. January 2026von Nina HorstmannWhether problem-solving skills, initiative, or digital collaboration: so-called future skills are among the competencies that are becoming increasingly important for participation in…weiterlesen → Future skills particularly strongly anchored in computer science, nursing science and romance studies
CHE Master’s Ranking in Engineering: Satisfied students, high level of external funding17. December 2025von Sonja BerghoffEngineering graduates are in high demand in Germany. This is due to both a shortage of skilled workers and a sharp decline…weiterlesen → CHE Master’s Ranking in Engineering: Satisfied students, high level of external funding
Student exchange: Spain is the most important partner country for German universities24. October 2025von Cort-Denis HachmeisterSpain is the most important partner country for German universities when it comes to student exchanges. This is shown by a recent…weiterlesen → Student exchange: Spain is the most important partner country for German universities
HEInnovate Train the Trainers Session: Fostering Higher Education Innovation through European Exchange 16. October 2025von Caroline FriedhoffOn September 22 and 23, 2025, 27 participants from 22 European countries met at Metropolia University of Applied Sciences in Helsinki for…weiterlesen → HEInnovate Train the Trainers Session: Fostering Higher Education Innovation through European Exchange
How can science and higher education research and higher education management benefit from one another?8. October 2025von Sigrun NickelA new study by the CHE Centre for Higher Education presents concrete proposals for higher education management and the science and higher…weiterlesen → How can science and higher education research and higher education management benefit from one another?
A future-proof university must be an authentic university 2. September 2025von Frank ZiegeleAround the world, universities are facing ever-increasing expectations. These expectations range from excellent teaching and top research to solving social and global…weiterlesen → A future-proof university must be an authentic university
English version of the CHE Ranking updated on the DAAD website 9. July 2025von Cort-Denis HachmeisterFollowing the publication of the CHE Ranking on the study information platform of DIE ZEIT, HeyStudium, at the beginning of May, the…weiterlesen → English version of the CHE Ranking updated on the DAAD website
Despite high study costs: At least 9,100 German medical students at foreign universities 23. June 2025von Gero FederkeilWhen discussing the problem of the shortage of doctors in Germany, German students abroad are largely ignored. Yet they make up around…weiterlesen → Despite high study costs: At least 9,100 German medical students at foreign universities
Kooperation und Strategie im Tandem Thu, 11. June 2026, 9:30 Uhr – Fri, 12. June 2026, 15:45 Uhr Hotel Gräflicher Park Grand Resort
Strategien für Hochschulen entwickeln und erproben Mon, 29. June 2026, 9:30 Uhr – Wed, 1. July 2026, 16:00 Uhr Hotel Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Haus
Führungswerkstatt Hochschulleitung – Format für Reflexion und Austausch Fri, 30. October 2026, 10:00 Uhr – Fri, 23. April 2027, 13:00 Uhr Online
Strategiearbeit in der Hochschulleitung: Strategiefähigkeit wirksam steigern Thu, 26. November 2026, 10:30 Uhr – Fri, 27. November 2026, 16:00 Uhr H4 Hotel Kassel