Master’s students satisfied with coronavirus crisis management at their university Post from 17. September 2020 by Marc Hüsch [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The need to switch completely to online teaching owing to the coronavirus pandemic was a major challenge for higher education […]
Short formats are the latest thing in academic continuing education Post from 3. September 2020 by Sigrun Nickel [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]There has been for some time a trend towards shorter certificate courses and programmes in academic continuing education. Until now, […]
Rogue courses and insolvency risks: what students need to know about dual study programmes Post from 2. September 2020 by Sigrun Nickel [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]There is a strong demand for dual study programmes in Germany. And yet not all degree programmes labelled “dual” automatically […]
University architecture of the future: traditional facilities result in traditional teaching Post from 21. August 2020 by Anne Prill [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Whether good WLAN, light rooms or flexible furnishings: modern teaching and learning concepts need an appropriate environment. Examples from higher […]
Business Psychology – a highly popular degree programme with a high proportion of female students, offered by many private providers with very few locations in Eastern Germany Post from 13. August 2020 by Cort-Denis Hachmeister [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Business Psychology is highly popular among would-be students as an alternative to a traditional psychology degree. The large majority of […]
DAAD presents CHE ranking in a new look Post from 28. July 2020 by Cort-Denis Hachmeister [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The CHE University Ranking 2020/21 went online again on the DAAD website on 27 July, featuring the latest results for […]
Winter semester 2020/21: Leipzig and Saarbrücken have the highest proportion of degree programmes with an NC in Germany Post from 8. July 2020 by Cort-Denis Hachmeister [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Those wanting to start university this winter semester have a good chance of being offered a place. The proportion of […]
KfW Student Loan: coronavirus crisis aid shown to have shortcomings in CHE Student Loan Test Post from 1. July 2020 by Ulrich Müller [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The number of new student loans taken out in Germany has fallen by almost half in the past five years, […]
Guest article by Frank Ziegele on the financing of higher education institutions during the coronavirus crisis Post from 23. June 2020 by Jan Thiemann [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Until now, Germany’s higher education institutions (HEIs) have come through the crisis better than their counterparts in other countries. The […]
Enhanced access to medical degrees for non-traditional applicants Post from 18. June 2020 by Sigrun Nickel [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Around 1,000 medical students in Germany left school without a university entrance qualification (Abitur). The possibility to apply for a […]
No additional committees on externally funded projects required at higher education institutions in North Rhine-Westphalia Post from 17. June 2020 by Ulrich Müller [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]At a hearing of the Scientific Committee in the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) on 17 June, the CHE Centre […]
International Deans’ Course Southeast Asia 2020 gets underway online Post from 13. June 2020 by Jutta Fedrowitz [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The 14th International Deans’ Course (IDC) got underway, with 30 participants from eight Southeast Asian countries. The two-week advanced training […]