How can science and higher education research and higher education management benefit from one another? Post from 8. October 2025 by Sigrun Nickel A new study by the CHE Centre for Higher Education presents concrete proposals for higher education management and the science […]
Women head more than a third of state universities in Germany Post from 28. April 2025 by Isabel Roessler Between 2021 and 2024, the proportion of female university managers in Germany rose from 25 to 35 per cent. The […]
European standards for excellent research management: RM Framework launched with German participation of CHE and ZWM Post from 18. December 2024 by Melanie Rischke The EU-funded RM Framework project starts in February 2025. The abbreviation RM stands for research management. Participating project partners from […]
Significantly higher percentage of women at second management level than among university heads in Germany Post from 27. November 2023 by Isabel Roessler 39 per cent of all deputy positions at state higher education institutions (HEIs) in Germany are held by women. Most […]
In search of University Manager of the Year 2023: The six nominees are noted for their outstanding leadership performance and vigorous networking Post from 16. November 2023 by Caroline Friedhoff The CHE Centre for Higher Education and the weekly newspaper DIE ZEIT again present the “University Manager of the Year” […]
University transformation in Ethiopia: Ethiopian UASs learn from German experience Post from 19. May 2023 by Frank Ziegele 21 visitors from Ethiopia, mainly vice-presidents, take their first-hand impressions and experiences home with them today, ready for use at […]
Proportion of female leaders of state-run higher education institutions in Germany continues to grow Post from 2. May 2023 by Isabel Roessler The number of state-run higher education institutions (HEIs) led by a woman has increased significantly in recent years. Altogether, 52 […]
Peer-to-peer departmental consultation focuses on human medicine in 2023/2024 Post from 7. February 2023 by Jannica Budde The digital transformation has become an indispensable part of medicine and the medical professions. This also implies changes in medical […]
Professor Dr Walter Rosenthal is “University Manager of the Year 2022” Post from 1. December 2022 by Frank Ziegele Professor Dr Walter Rosenthal, President of Friedrich Schiller University Jena, is “University Manager of the Year 2022”. With this award, […]
Science management: How politics can help the “elves of the higher education system” Post from 6. July 2022 by Frank Ziegele The many thousands of higher education managers at German higher education institutions (HEIs) are practically invisible to higher education policymakers. […]
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 by Ulrich Müller The spring meeting of the Forum Hochschulräte (University Board of Trustees Forum) on 10 March focused on the use of […]
Largely flexible and effective use of internal target agreements at universities Post from 3. June 2022 by Frank Ziegele So-called target agreements have been employed in the German higher education system for more than 20 years. Although widespread use […]