Private universities remain popular in Germany Post from 9. January 2025 by Cort-Denis Hachmeister Around one in eight students in Germany was enrolled at a private university in the winter semester 2023/24. The private […]
Minor importance of social media activities in science and higher education research Post from 21. May 2024 by Sigrun Nickel From science slams to podcasts – science communication in Germany is increasingly using new methods. However, this does not apply […]
Private HEIs in CHE’s DataCHECK: young, metropolitan, narrow range of programmes Post from 26. October 2023 by Cort-Denis Hachmeister Private higher education institutions (HEIs) are experiencing a boom. Two of the three largest HEIs in Germany are now privately […]
Universities of applied sciences have the right to award doctorates in half of Germany’s federal states Post from 6. June 2023 by Ulrich Müller Only around one per cent of all people in Germany currently working on a doctorate do so with the involvement […]
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 […]
Next GfHf Annual Conference to be held in Osnabrück on 11-13 September 2023 Post from 13. December 2022 by Sigrun Nickel The CHE Centre for Higher Education and Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences are set to host the next Annual Conference […]
More female students than male for the first time at HEIs in Germany Post from 28. September 2022 by Gero Federkeil For the first time, more female students than male were enrolled at higher education institutions (HEIs) in Germany in winter […]
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. […]
“Germany needs innovative bridging between academic and vocational education” Post from 25. April 2022 by Ulrich Müller Be it studies for non-traditional applicants or dual study options – a growing number of people in Germany want the […]
Number of people eligible for higher education in Germany systematically underestimated Post from 10. March 2022 by Sigrun Nickel Many more people are eligible to study at a German higher education institution (HEI) than official statistics suggest. This is […]
CHE’s Saskia Ulrich represents the think tank on the EAIR Executive Committee Post from 27. December 2021 by Saskia Ulrich The governing body of the international scientific organisation EAIR met on 19 November. After the end of Isabel Roessler’s term […]
U-Multirank launches analysis of gender balance in higher education institutions | Traditional patterns of gender inequality still prevail in higher education Post from 17. November 2021 by Gero Federkeil Today U-Multirank launches its analysis on gender balance. While gender inequality has been a major dimension of inequality in higher education, data […]