Fact check: Strong growth in student numbers not the only cause of lack of apprentices
The majority of young people find it difficult to decide whether to enter vocational education and training (VET) or higher education (HE)…
“The market for student loans in Germany is collapsing in slow motion”
The number of new student loans taken out in Germany fell to an all-time low of just 23,820 contracts in 2022. At…
Universities of applied sciences have the right to award doctorates in half of Germany’s federal states
Only around one per cent of all people in Germany currently working on a doctorate do so with the involvement or leadership…
More than one in four universities not recognisable as such from their name
Prospective students can currently choose from more than 21,000 study programmes at over 400 higher education institutions (HEIs) in Germany. The names…
Reorganisation of the CHE management team
Heike Hepermann and Ulrich Müller were made Prokuristen (authorised signatories) of CHE on 1 January 2023. Ulrich Müller and Executive Director Frank…
CHECK Studienfinanzierung (CHECK student finance): take-up of BAföG funding differs widely from one federal state to another
The three-party “traffic light” coalition has already taken the first steps in reforming the Federal Training Assistance Act (BAföG), with more to…
Student loans: number of new contracts down to pre-Covid level
The number of new student loans taken out in Germany fell considerably in 2021 compared to the previous year. The KfW Student…
Newsletter update on the University Board of Trustees Forum: KPIs, reporting systems and indicators in the work of university boards of trustees
The spring meeting of the Forum Hochschulräte (University Board of Trustees Forum) on 10 March focused on the use of KPIs, reporting…
“Germany needs innovative bridging between academic and vocational education”
Be it studies for non-traditional applicants or dual study options – a growing number of people in Germany want the best of…
Financing an executive degree
It is often the costs that deter would-be students from embarking on an executive degree. A new CHE information brochure outlines the…
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…
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…