New record for the number of students without Abitur
Never before have so many people in Germany made use of the opportunity to secure a place at university on the basis…
Only few cancellations of lectures and examinations at German HEIs, despite the coronavirus
The impact of the coronavirus pandemic also has an effect on day-to-day university life. Nonetheless, higher education institutions (HEIs) in Germany were…
Family-friendly policies as a top priority of management help universities during and post-coronavirus pandemic
The impact of the coronavirus pandemic poses major challenges for university staff and students with family responsibilities. A recent publication by the [...]
CHE statement on digitalisation in higher education and teacher education in Saarland
CHE stated its view to the Landtag of the Saarland in Saarbrücken for the Enquête Commission “Digitalisation of the Saarland” on 22 [...]
New rules: Not every Psychology programme leads to a degree in Psychotherapy
A new Psychotherapists’ Act came into force in September 2020. This new law also has an impact on the study of Psychology. [...]
BMBF study on the need to develop dual study gets underway
CHE has been commissioned by Germany’s Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) to conduct a study on the current status of…
Rapid investments, little strategy: research findings on the digital summer semester 2020
The Hochschulforum Digitalisierung (German Forum for Higher Education in the Digital Age) has summarised the initial results of the research accompanying summer…
CHE Ranking 2020 for Master’s programmes in Business now online
In the CHE Ranking 2020, the assessments of Master’s students in the subjects of Business Administration, Economic Sciences, Industrial Engineering and Business…
CHE Ranking 2021: Survey of students begins
Starting from today, students on undergraduate degree programmes will once again be asked to assess their study conditions. The following subjects are…
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…
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 [...]