Category: Higher Education System

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Lack of diversity: More than three-quarters of Germany’s university heads are male

The leadership of higher education institutions (HEIs) in Germany are a rather homogeneous group. In this country, the typical head of an [...]

Part-time study is far from being established

Around one-third of all gainfully employed persons in Germany do not work full-time. In contrast, despite the proportion of part-time students having…

Winter semester 2020/21: Leipzig and Saarbrücken have the highest proportion of degree programmes with an NC in Germany

Those wanting to start university this winter semester have a good chance of being offered a place. The proportion of degree programmes…

Guest article by Frank Ziegele on the financing of higher education institutions during the coronavirus crisis

Until now, Germany’s higher education institutions (HEIs) have come through the crisis better than their counterparts in other countries. The starting situation [...]