The surveys for the CHE Ranking 2022/23 are about to start
The surveys for the CHE Ranking 2022/23 are about to start. The new edition of the ranking includes around 3,700 degree programmes…
Examples of social innovation driven by German higher education institutions
Social innovation is the term used to describe new social practices or concepts that lead to change in society. One example of…
Hochschulforum Digitalisierung: further funding up to 2025
The Hochschulforum Digitalisierung (HFD) will continue to receive funding from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research. The funding period of the…
Winter semester 2021/22: Hamburg, Berlin and Saarland have the highest proportion of numerus clausus subjects
Every year in Germany, around 900,000 people start out at university. The majority of degree programmes are open to all first-year students,…
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…
Schools need team players – teacher training courses too heavily skewed towards lone wolves
Teachers in Germany are in daily contact with specialists from a variety of disciplines at school, such as inclusion assistants and school…
Service, language and scholarships: How Spain attracts international students
Spanish higher education institutions (HEIs) are popular among international students, at undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral level. For instance, one in three students…
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…
Higher education institutions as providers of continuing education: sharp rise in shorter formats
Those wishing to continue their education at a higher education institution (HEI) in Germany now have a wealth of different formats to…
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…
CHE University Ranking 2021 – Latest Results
The latest results of the University Ranking conducted by the Centre for Higher Education (CHE) were published today by DIE ZEIT in…