University transformation in Ethiopia: Ethiopian UASs learn from German experience
21 visitors from Ethiopia, mainly vice-presidents, take their first-hand impressions and experiences home with them today, ready for use at their universities….
Proportion of female leaders of state-run higher education institutions in Germany continues to grow
The number of state-run higher education institutions (HEIs) led by a woman has increased significantly in recent years. Altogether, 52 out of…
Peer-to-peer departmental consultation focuses on human medicine in 2023/2024
The digital transformation has become an indispensable part of medicine and the medical professions. This also implies changes in medical education. For…
Professor Dr Walter Rosenthal is “University Manager of the Year 2022”
Professor Dr Walter Rosenthal, President of Friedrich Schiller University Jena, is “University Manager of the Year 2022”. With this award, the weekly…
Science management: How politics can help the “elves of the higher education system”
The many thousands of higher education managers at German higher education institutions (HEIs) are practically invisible to higher education policymakers. A separate…
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…
Largely flexible and effective use of internal target agreements at universities
So-called target agreements have been employed in the German higher education system for more than 20 years. Although widespread use is made…
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…
Future teaching and learning models: HFD study reveals higher education institutions’ great readiness to embrace change
Higher education institutions (HEIs) in Germany are willing to embrace change and want to continue using digital formats even after the pandemic…
Sascha Spoun, President of the Leuphana University Lüneburg, is “University Manager of the Year 2021”
Professor Dr. Sascha Spoun, President of the Leuphana University Lüneburg, is “University Manager of the Year 2021”. With this award, the weekly…
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…