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 […]
Record numbers of part-time students: highest proportions in Hamburg and North Rhine-Westphalia Post from 27. October 2022 The number of people studying part-time in Germany has risen to an all-time high of around 231,000. Germany’s federal states […]
Hamburg, Saarland and Berlin have the highest proportion of NC subjects in winter semester 2022/23 Post from 29. June 2022 Many school-leavers will shortly be receiving their Abitur certificates. They will then be free to choose from the majority of […]
Vocational academies differ to cooperative state universities Post from 15. June 2022 In some federal states of Germany, dual students can choose between studying at a university or a vocational academy (Berufsakademie). […]
One in four state-run higher education institutions in Germany are headed by a woman Post from 17. March 2022 It is still the case that the typical head of a state-run higher education institution (HEI) in Germany is male, […]
Number of people eligible for higher education in Germany systematically underestimated Post from 10. March 2022 Many more people are eligible to study at a German higher education institution (HEI) than official statistics suggest. This is […]
Highest percentage of part-time students Post from 26. October 2021 According to the Federal Statistical Office, around 223,000 people in Germany were officially studying part-time in winter semester 2019/20. This […]
Winter semester 2021/22: Hamburg, Berlin and Saarland have the highest proportion of numerus clausus subjects Post from 1. July 2021 Every year in Germany, around 900,000 people start out at university. The majority of degree programmes are open to all […]
Higher education institutions as providers of continuing education: sharp rise in shorter formats Post from 26. May 2021 Those wishing to continue their education at a higher education institution (HEI) in Germany now have a wealth of different […]
Covid year group: CHE overview of bridge courses and tutorials for first-year students Post from 20. April 2021 [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Coronavirus pandemic is having a particular impact on the 2021 intake of Abitur cohorts that are now starting university. […]
Part-time study is far from being established Post from 27. October 2020 Around one-third of all gainfully employed persons in Germany do not work full-time. In contrast, despite the proportion of part-time […]
Student grants, scholarships, etc.: CHECK on student finance 2020 Post from 6. October 2020 [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The student population in Germany has increased by almost a million since 2005, but the number of student grant recipients […]