Number of students without Abitur has more than doubled in ten years
The number of students without a formal higher education entrance qualification has reached an all-time high in Germany: more than 70,000 people…
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…
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…
Record numbers of part-time students: highest proportions in Hamburg and North Rhine-Westphalia
The number of people studying part-time in Germany has risen to an all-time high of around 231,000. Germany’s federal states with the…
Hamburg, Saarland and Berlin have the highest proportion of NC subjects in winter semester 2022/23
Many school-leavers will shortly be receiving their Abitur certificates. They will then be free to choose from the majority of study programmes…
Vocational academies differ to cooperative state universities
In some federal states of Germany, dual students can choose between studying at a university or a vocational academy (Berufsakademie). These two…
One in four state-run higher education institutions in Germany are headed by a woman
It is still the case that the typical head of a state-run higher education institution (HEI) in Germany is male, in their…
Number of people eligible for higher education in Germany systematically underestimated
Many more people are eligible to study at a German higher education institution (HEI) than official statistics suggest. This is the conclusion…
Highest percentage of part-time students
According to the Federal Statistical Office, around 223,000 people in Germany were officially studying part-time in winter semester 2019/20. This equates to…
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,…
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…
Covid year group: CHE overview of bridge courses and tutorials for first-year students
The Coronavirus pandemic is having a particular impact on the 2021 intake of Abitur cohorts that are now starting university. Positive facts [...]