Women head more than a third of state universities in Germany
Between 2021 and 2024, the proportion of female university managers in Germany rose from 25 to 35 per cent. The average age…
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…
Significantly higher percentage of women at second management level than among university heads in Germany
39 per cent of all deputy positions at state higher education institutions (HEIs) in Germany are held by women. Most of them…
In search of University Manager of the Year 2023: The six nominees are noted for their outstanding leadership performance and vigorous networking
The CHE Centre for Higher Education and the weekly newspaper DIE ZEIT again present the “University Manager of the Year” award this…
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…