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…
Social responsibility of higher education institutions with regard to family-friendly policies
The Verein Familie in der Hochschule (Family in Higher Education Institutions best practice club) met for its seventh annual conference on 7…
Interplay between boards of trustees and university leaders
For the first time in its history, the Forum Hochschulräte (University Board of Trustees Forum) was held as a joint event with…
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…
Lack of diversity: More than three-quarters of Germany’s university heads are male
The leadership of higher education institutions (HEIs) in Germany are a rather homogeneous group. In this country, the typical head of an [...]
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 [...]
Quality standards for dual study in Africa
CHE teamed up with university partners from Africa and Europe to develop quality standards for dual study programmes in Mozambique and South…
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 [...]
International Deans’ Course Southeast Asia 2020 gets underway online
The 14th International Deans’ Course (IDC) got underway, with 30 participants from eight Southeast Asian countries. The two-week advanced training course, run [...]
First ever Deans’ Course in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
The first part of an advanced training programme for deans starts today in the context of National Multiplication Training (NMT). Over the [...]