Fact check: Strong growth in student numbers not the only cause of lack of apprentices Post from 16. November 2023 The majority of young people find it difficult to decide whether to enter vocational education and training (VET) or higher […]
“The market for student loans in Germany is collapsing in slow motion” Post from 21. July 2023 The number of new student loans taken out in Germany fell to an all-time low of just 23,820 contracts in […]
Universities of applied sciences have the right to award doctorates in half of Germany’s federal states Post from 6. June 2023 Only around one per cent of all people in Germany currently working on a doctorate do so with the involvement […]
More than one in four universities not recognisable as such from their name Post from 31. January 2023 Prospective students can currently choose from more than 21,000 study programmes at over 400 higher education institutions (HEIs) in Germany. […]
Reorganisation of the CHE management team Post from 11. January 2023 Heike Hepermann and Ulrich Müller were made Prokuristen (authorised signatories) of CHE on 1 January 2023. Ulrich Müller and Executive […]
CHECK Studienfinanzierung (CHECK student finance): take-up of BAföG funding differs widely from one federal state to another Post from 12. December 2022 The three-party “traffic light” coalition has already taken the first steps in reforming the Federal Training Assistance Act (BAföG), with […]
Student loans: number of new contracts down to pre-Covid level Post from 30. August 2022 The number of new student loans taken out in Germany fell considerably in 2021 compared to the previous year. The […]
Newsletter update on the University Board of Trustees Forum: KPIs, reporting systems and indicators in the work of university boards of trustees Post from 6. June 2022 The spring meeting of the Forum Hochschulräte (University Board of Trustees Forum) on 10 March focused on the use of […]
“Germany needs innovative bridging between academic and vocational education” Post from 25. April 2022 Be it studies for non-traditional applicants or dual study options – a growing number of people in Germany want the […]
Financing an executive degree Post from 8. February 2022 It is often the costs that deter would-be students from embarking on an executive degree. A new CHE information brochure […]
One in three student loans taken out by international students in 2020 Post from 14. July 2021 Last year, the number of first-time student loans regained the level of 2015 for the first time. However, an evaluation […]
CHE gives its opinion to NRW: utilise current situation in HEIs to take stock Post from 24. June 2021 The impact of the coronavirus pandemic also has social consequences for students. In the Scientific Committee of the Landtag (State […]