Student grants, scholarships, etc.: CHECK on student finance 2020
The student population in Germany has increased by almost a million since 2005, but the number of student grant recipients has decreased [...]
International webinar of social innovations from universities
What are social innovations? How can they be promoted? And how can the topic find its way into teaching? The team from [...]
Master’s students satisfied with coronavirus crisis management at their university
The need to switch completely to online teaching owing to the coronavirus pandemic was a major challenge for higher education institutions (HEIs) [...]
Short formats are the latest thing in academic continuing education
There has been for some time a trend towards shorter certificate courses and programmes in academic continuing education. Until now, however, there [...]
Rogue courses and insolvency risks: what students need to know about dual study programmes
There is a strong demand for dual study programmes in Germany. And yet not all degree programmes labelled “dual” automatically ensure smooth [...]
University architecture of the future: traditional facilities result in traditional teaching
Whether good WLAN, light rooms or flexible furnishings: modern teaching and learning concepts need an appropriate environment. Examples from higher education institutions [...]
Business Psychology – a highly popular degree programme with a high proportion of female students, offered by many private providers with very few locations in Eastern Germany
Business Psychology is highly popular among would-be students as an alternative to a traditional psychology degree. The large majority of programmes offered [...]
DAAD presents CHE ranking in a new look
The CHE University Ranking 2020/21 went online again on the DAAD website on 27 July, featuring the latest results for Law and [...]
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…
KfW Student Loan: coronavirus crisis aid shown to have shortcomings in CHE Student Loan Test
The number of new student loans taken out in Germany has fallen by almost half in the past five years, despite an [...]
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 [...]
Enhanced access to medical degrees for non-traditional applicants
Around 1,000 medical students in Germany left school without a university entrance qualification (Abitur). The possibility to apply for a place in [...]