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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Cort-Denis Hachmeister 5. November 2024

23,000 degree programmes in Germany: Record level despite declining student numbers

The number of study opportunities at German universities has never been as large as this year. Around 500 additional programs are added...

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Marc Hüsch 18. October 2024

CHE Ranking 2025: Student survey begins

Over the next few months, students once again have the opportunity to assess their study conditions as part of the student survey...

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Marc Hüsch 17. October 2024

Too few engineering students in Germany: Mechanical engineering particularly affected

There is a major shortage of skilled labour in the engineering sector in Germany. Politicians and professional associations have therefore been trying...

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Cort-Denis Hachmeister 10. October 2024

Number of part-time students in Germany on the decline

Part-time models have long been established in professional life. This does not apply to studying. At universities in Germany, the number of...

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Cort-Denis Hachmeister 26. September 2024

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...

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Sonja Berghoff 17. September 2024

CHE Ranking 2025: Department survey launched

In addition to the student assessments, the facts about the individual degree programmes and departments are at the heart of the CHE...

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Cort-Denis Hachmeister 22. August 2024

Winter semester 2023/24: Fewer students, but more first-semester students in Germany

In the winter semester 2023/24, the number of students in Germany fell below 2.9 million for the first time since the winter...

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Marc Hüsch 7. August 2024

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...

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Sonja Berghoff 4. July 2024

CHE University Ranking 2025: First surveys begin

The data collection for the CHE Ranking 2025/26 begins. The new edition of the CHE Ranking will include more than 3,600 degree...

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Cort-Denis Hachmeister 2. July 2024

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...

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Isabel Roessler 24. June 2024

146 German universities successful in third mission funding lines

The third mission, i.e. activities of universities that go beyond traditional research and teaching, is currently supported by the federal government in...

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Sigrun Nickel 21. May 2024