Kick-off for the CHE Ranking 2026
The surveys for the CHE Ranking 2026, which this time includes around 4,000 degree programmes in law, economics and social sciences, will…
HeyStudium and ZEIT Studienführer 2025/26: High practical relevance of studies at universities of applied sciences
HeyStudium, DIE ZEIT’s portal for student orientation, publishes the latest results of the CHE University Ranking for six subject groups, including ‘Health,…
Veterinary medicine has the highest proportion of female students of all fields of study in Germany
Since the winter semester 2021/22, there have been more female students than male students at German universities. Economics and social sciences are…
Distance learning: increasingly popular in Germany despite high study costs
More than a quarter of a million people in Germany are currently enrolled in distance learning programmes, most of them at private…
Private universities remain popular in Germany
Around one in eight students in Germany was enrolled at a private university in the winter semester 2023/24. The private IU International…
CHE Master’s Ranking 2024/25: Computer Science students are satisfied, but study longer
The new Master’s ranking of the CHE Centre for Higher Education is now available. The latest survey shows a high level of…
German universities intensify measures to prevent student drop-out
More than a quarter of all first-year students in Germany leave the higher education system without a degree. Better matching between students…
Artificial intelligence in higher education: not yet on track in all subjects
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in degree programmes varies greatly between subjects in Germany. AI applications such as ChatGPT are already…
Winter semester 2024/25: Hamburg has the highest proportion of degree programmes with restricted access
Many students will be receiving their school-leaving certificates again these days. Most degree programmes in Germany will then be completely open to…
CHE University Ranking 2023/2024 now with new results for Master’s programmes: Much praise for study conditions on Master’s programmes
The new Master’s ranking of the CHE Centre for Higher Education is now available free of charge online at ZEIT ONLINE, and…
One in five students at Hamburg’s higher education institutions study part-time
After a recent peak, the number of part-time students in Germany has fallen slightly again. More than half of them are enrolled…
Professors’ perspectives on promotion of future skills in university teaching in eight subjects
Students need a new set of skills for today’s and tomorrow’s world of work. An analysis by the CHE Centre for Higher…