English version of the CHE Ranking updated on the DAAD website Post from 9. July 2025 by Cort-Denis Hachmeister Following the publication of the CHE Ranking on the study information platform of DIE ZEIT, HeyStudium, at the beginning of […]
Despite high study costs: At least 9,100 German medical students at foreign universities Post from 23. June 2025 by Gero Federkeil When discussing the problem of the shortage of doctors in Germany, German students abroad are largely ignored. Yet they make […]
A quarter of students in Germany use artificial intelligence on a daily basis Post from 12. June 2025 by Marc Hüsch Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly becoming part of everyday student life at German universities. Around two thirds of students use […]
Kick-off for the CHE Ranking 2026 Post from 6. June 2025 by Cort-Denis Hachmeister The surveys for the CHE Ranking 2026, which this time includes around 4,000 degree programmes in law, economics and social […]
HeyStudium and ZEIT Studienführer 2025/26: High practical relevance of studies at universities of applied sciences Post from 8. May 2025 by Sonja Berghoff HeyStudium, DIE ZEIT’s portal for student orientation, publishes the latest results of the CHE University Ranking for six subject groups, […]
Veterinary medicine has the highest proportion of female students of all fields of study in Germany Post from 6. March 2025 by Cort-Denis Hachmeister Since the winter semester 2021/22, there have been more female students than male students at German universities. Economics and social […]
Distance learning: increasingly popular in Germany despite high study costs Post from 10. February 2025 by Marc Hüsch More than a quarter of a million people in Germany are currently enrolled in distance learning programmes, most of them […]
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 […]
CHE Master’s Ranking 2024/25: Computer Science students are satisfied, but study longer Post from 11. December 2024 by Sonja Berghoff The new Master’s ranking of the CHE Centre for Higher Education is now available. The latest survey shows a high […]
German universities intensify measures to prevent student drop-out Post from 26. September 2024 by Cort-Denis Hachmeister More than a quarter of all first-year students in Germany leave the higher education system without a degree. Better matching […]
Artificial intelligence in higher education: not yet on track in all subjects Post from 7. August 2024 by Marc Hüsch The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in degree programmes varies greatly between subjects in Germany. AI applications such as ChatGPT […]
Winter semester 2024/25: Hamburg has the highest proportion of degree programmes with restricted access Post from 2. July 2024 by Cort-Denis Hachmeister Many students will be receiving their school-leaving certificates again these days. Most degree programmes in Germany will then be completely […]