CHE analysis: More support for university entrants since the Covid pandemic
There is a wide range of support available to help new students get started at university. For instance, four out of five…
Students wish to have more online learning even after the pandemic
In the second year of the coronavirus pandemic, students in Germany are satisfied with their university’s crisis management. This is the finding…
One in three student loans taken out by international students in 2020
Last year, the number of first-time student loans regained the level of 2015 for the first time. However, an evaluation conducted as…
U-Multirank Covid-19 Radar: Implications of Covid-19 from the students’ perspective
After nearly a year and a half since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, universities are no longer what they used to be. International mobility has been…
CHE gives its opinion to NRW: utilise current situation in HEIs to take stock
The impact of the coronavirus pandemic also has social consequences for students. In the Scientific Committee of the Landtag (State Parliament) of…
Only few cancellations of lectures and examinations at German HEIs, despite the coronavirus
The impact of the coronavirus pandemic also has an effect on day-to-day university life. Nonetheless, higher education institutions (HEIs) in Germany were…
The pandemic as a testing ground: learning effects from the coronavirus crisis for studies, teaching and management
For a year now, the coronavirus crisis has exposed the areas of society that were already in need of reform before the…
Family-friendly policies as a top priority of management help universities during and post-coronavirus pandemic
The impact of the coronavirus pandemic poses major challenges for university staff and students with family responsibilities. A recent publication by the [...]
Anja Steinbeck, President of Düsseldorf University, is “University Manager of the Year 2020” – Special Award goes to Sabine Kunst, President of Humboldt-Universität Berlin
Professor Dr. Anja Steinbeck, President of Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, is “University Manager of the Year 2020”. With this award, the weekly [...]
Student grants, scholarships, etc.: CHECK on student finance 2020
The student population in Germany has increased by almost a million since 2005, but the number of student grant recipients has decreased [...]
Master’s students satisfied with coronavirus crisis management at their university
The need to switch completely to online teaching owing to the coronavirus pandemic was a major challenge for higher education institutions (HEIs) [...]
KfW Student Loan: coronavirus crisis aid shown to have shortcomings in CHE Student Loan Test
The number of new student loans taken out in Germany has fallen by almost half in the past five years, despite an [...]