Higher Education and Research Management

International Deans’ Course Southeast Asia 2020 gets underway online

The 14th International Deans’ Course (IDC) got underway, with 30 participants from eight Southeast Asian countries. However, the global COVID-19 pandemic meant that a new format for exchange and interaction had to be offered.

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University manager of the year

With this award, the weekly newspaper DIE ZEIT and the CHE Centre for Higher Education honour leaders of higher education institutions (HEIs) in Germany who have shaped the development of their university in a special way and initiated innovative change processes.

Column: Ziegele’s World in DUZ Wissenschaft & Management

CHE Executive Director Frank Ziegele writes a regular column in duz Wissenschaft & Management on university management issues Read

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Sonja Berghoff 3. May 2022

CHE University Ranking 2022: good examples of online teaching, particularly in engineering and psychology

Students assess their study conditions in the latest CHE University Ranking, published today in the ZEIT Study Guide 2022/23 and in the...

Higher Education Policy

Ulrich Müller 25. April 2022

“Germany needs innovative bridging between academic and vocational education”

Be it studies for non-traditional applicants or dual study options – a growing number of people in Germany want the best of...

Permeability in the Education System

Sigrun Nickel 20. April 2022

Dual studies in Germany: federal states differ widely in terms of study options and demand

Dual studies are growing in popularity in Germany. And yet the programmes that combine academic and vocational education vary significantly, depending on...

Permeability in the Education System

Sigrun Nickel 28. March 2022

New record high: 66,000 non-traditional students in Germany

A growing number of people are taking the opportunity to qualify for a degree programme in Germany via the vocational route. Some...

digitisation

Josephine Sames 23. March 2022

Second issue of HFD strategy magazine strategie digital focuses on blended university

The second issue of strategie digital is all about the university of the future. Several authors explain why, in their view, the...

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Isabel Roessler 17. March 2022

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...

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Sigrun Nickel 10. March 2022

Number of people eligible for higher education in Germany systematically underestimated

Many more people are eligible to study at a German higher education institution (HEI) than official statistics suggest. This is the conclusion...

digitisation

Jannica Budde 1. March 2022

Future teaching and learning models: HFD study reveals higher education institutions’ great readiness to embrace change

Higher education institutions (HEIs) in Germany are willing to embrace change and want to continue using digital formats even after the pandemic...

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Ulrich Müller 8. February 2022

Financing an executive degree

It is often the costs that deter would-be students from embarking on an executive degree. A new CHE information brochure outlines the...

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Nina Horstmann 10. January 2022

Students wish to have more online learning even after the pandemic

In the second year of the coronavirus pandemic, students in Germany are satisfied with their university’s crisis management. This is the finding...

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Saskia Ulrich 27. December 2021

CHE’s Saskia Ulrich represents the think tank on the EAIR Executive Committee

The governing body of the international scientific organisation EAIR met on 19 November. After the end of Isabel Roessler’s term of office,...

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Nina Horstmann 29. November 2021