University and Student Funding

Study: Diversifying university funding

Higher education institutions in North Rhine-Westphalia and Brandenburg had more money at their disposal over the last decade. Go to download

Interview: ``Higher education institutions are under enormous pressure``

The financial situation for many international universities is grim due to the impact of COVID-19. By comparison, higher education institutions in Germany are holding up quite well, summarised CHE Executive Director Frank Ziegele in an interview for the Frankfurter Rundschau

CHE Student Loan Test

KfW Student Loan: coronavirus crisis aid shown to have shortcomings in CHE Student Loan Test Go to download

Financing Higher Education in Germany and Europe: Performance-oriented Models of State Funding and Institutional Resource Allocation

This paper investigates the changes in public higher education funding models in Germany and Europe and illustrates the advantages of the currently prevailing approaches. The article is only available in Japanese language.

News

Higher Education Management

Melanie Rischke 18. December 2024

European standards for excellent research management: RM Framework launched with German participation of CHE and ZWM

The EU-funded RM Framework project starts in February 2025. The abbreviation RM stands for research management. Participating project partners from Germany are...

Press releases

Isabel Roessler 13. December 2024

New perspectives in research assessment: good practice from Italy and Spain

The current issue of ‘DUZ Spotlight – Good Practice International’ focuses on the discussion of a reform of research assessment. Until now,...

Hochschulzugang

Sonja Berghoff 11. December 2024

CHE Master’s Ranking 2024/25: Computer Science students are satisfied, but study longer

The new Master’s ranking of the CHE Centre for Higher Education is now available. The latest survey shows a high level of...

Press releases

Cort-Denis Hachmeister 5. November 2024

23,000 degree programmes in Germany: Record level despite declining student numbers

The number of study opportunities at German universities has never been as large as this year. Around 500 additional programs are added...

Hochschulforschung

Saskia Ulrich 1. November 2024

Potential of transdisciplinary research at universities of applied sciences

The research project ‘TDR4HAW: Transdisciplinary Research at Universities of Applied Sciences – Status quo and potential of a sleeping giant’ was launched...

Press releases

Marc Hüsch 18. October 2024

CHE Ranking 2025: Student survey begins

Over the next few months, students once again have the opportunity to assess their study conditions as part of the student survey...

Press releases

Frank Ziegele 27. March 2025

Two new members of the CHE Advisory Board: Hannes Ametsreiter and Iris Kimizoglu

At the start of 2025, the CHE Centre for Higher Education welcomed two new members to its Advisory Board: Dr. Hannes Ametsreiter,...

DatenCHECK

Cort-Denis Hachmeister 6. March 2025

Veterinary medicine has the highest proportion of female students of all fields of study in Germany

Since the winter semester 2021/22, there have been more female students than male students at German universities. Economics and social sciences are...

DatenCHECK

Marc Hüsch 14. February 2025

Analysis of the age structure: More than 40 per cent of university professors in Germany will probably need to be replaced by 2033

The retirement of the baby boomers from the 1960s also affects universities. From 2029 until 2033, at least 2,000 professors in Germany...

Press releases

Gero Federkeil 11. February 2025

Launch of the EHESO – European Higher Education Sector Observatory Scoreboard

In January the first tool of the European Higher Education Sector Observatory (EHESO) was launched: The European Higher Education Sectors Scoreboard (EHESS)....

article

Marc Hüsch 10. February 2025

Distance learning: increasingly popular in Germany despite high study costs

More than a quarter of a million people in Germany are currently enrolled in distance learning programmes, most of them at private...

DatenCHECK

Cort-Denis Hachmeister 9. January 2025

Private universities remain popular in Germany

Around one in eight students in Germany was enrolled at a private university in the winter semester 2023/24. The private IU International...

Higher Education Management

Melanie Rischke 18. December 2024

European standards for excellent research management: RM Framework launched with German participation of CHE and ZWM

The EU-funded RM Framework project starts in February 2025. The abbreviation RM stands for research management. Participating project partners from Germany are...

Press releases

Isabel Roessler 13. December 2024

New perspectives in research assessment: good practice from Italy and Spain

The current issue of ‘DUZ Spotlight – Good Practice International’ focuses on the discussion of a reform of research assessment. Until now,...

Hochschulzugang

Sonja Berghoff 11. December 2024

CHE Master’s Ranking 2024/25: Computer Science students are satisfied, but study longer

The new Master’s ranking of the CHE Centre for Higher Education is now available. The latest survey shows a high level of...

Press releases

Cort-Denis Hachmeister 5. November 2024

23,000 degree programmes in Germany: Record level despite declining student numbers

The number of study opportunities at German universities has never been as large as this year. Around 500 additional programs are added...

Hochschulforschung

Saskia Ulrich 1. November 2024

Potential of transdisciplinary research at universities of applied sciences

The research project ‘TDR4HAW: Transdisciplinary Research at Universities of Applied Sciences – Status quo and potential of a sleeping giant’ was launched...

Press releases

Marc Hüsch 18. October 2024

CHE Ranking 2025: Student survey begins

Over the next few months, students once again have the opportunity to assess their study conditions as part of the student survey...

Press releases

Frank Ziegele 27. March 2025

Two new members of the CHE Advisory Board: Hannes Ametsreiter and Iris Kimizoglu

At the start of 2025, the CHE Centre for Higher Education welcomed two new members to its Advisory Board: Dr. Hannes Ametsreiter,...

DatenCHECK

Cort-Denis Hachmeister 6. March 2025

Veterinary medicine has the highest proportion of female students of all fields of study in Germany

Since the winter semester 2021/22, there have been more female students than male students at German universities. Economics and social sciences are...

DatenCHECK

Marc Hüsch 14. February 2025

Analysis of the age structure: More than 40 per cent of university professors in Germany will probably need to be replaced by 2033

The retirement of the baby boomers from the 1960s also affects universities. From 2029 until 2033, at least 2,000 professors in Germany...

Press releases

Gero Federkeil 11. February 2025

Launch of the EHESO – European Higher Education Sector Observatory Scoreboard

In January the first tool of the European Higher Education Sector Observatory (EHESO) was launched: The European Higher Education Sectors Scoreboard (EHESS)....

article

Marc Hüsch 10. February 2025

Distance learning: increasingly popular in Germany despite high study costs

More than a quarter of a million people in Germany are currently enrolled in distance learning programmes, most of them at private...

DatenCHECK

Cort-Denis Hachmeister 9. January 2025