University and Student Funding

Study: Diversifying university funding

Higher education institutions in North Rhine-Westphalia and Brandenburg had more money at their disposal over the last decade. Go to download

Interview: ``Higher education institutions are under enormous pressure``

The financial situation for many international universities is grim due to the impact of COVID-19. By comparison, higher education institutions in Germany are holding up quite well, summarised CHE Executive Director Frank Ziegele in an interview for the Frankfurter Rundschau

CHE Student Loan Test

KfW Student Loan: coronavirus crisis aid shown to have shortcomings in CHE Student Loan Test Go to download

Financing Higher Education in Germany and Europe: Performance-oriented Models of State Funding and Institutional Resource Allocation

This paper investigates the changes in public higher education funding models in Germany and Europe and illustrates the advantages of the currently prevailing approaches. The article is only available in Japanese language.

News

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Isabel Roessler 27. November 2023

Significantly higher percentage of women at second management level than among university heads in Germany

39 per cent of all deputy positions at state higher education institutions (HEIs) in Germany are held by women. Most of them...

Press releases

Nina Horstmann 20. November 2023

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...

Press releases

Isabel Roessler 17. November 2023

Germany only in international midfield for knowledge transfer from universities

When it comes to technology transfer from science to business, other countries are ahead of Germany. This is the result of an...

Permeability in the Education System

Ulrich Müller 16. November 2023

Fact check: Strong growth in student numbers not the only cause of lack of apprentices

The majority of young people find it difficult to decide whether to enter vocational education and training (VET) or higher education (HE)...

Higher Education Management

Caroline Friedhoff 16. November 2023

In search of University Manager of the Year 2023: The six nominees are noted for their outstanding leadership performance and vigorous networking

The CHE Centre for Higher Education and the weekly newspaper DIE ZEIT again present the “University Manager of the Year” award this...

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Cort-Denis Hachmeister 2. November 2023

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...

DatenCHECK

Cort-Denis Hachmeister 26. October 2023

Private HEIs in CHE’s DataCHECK: young, metropolitan, narrow range of programmes

Private higher education institutions (HEIs) are experiencing a boom. Two of the three largest HEIs in Germany are now privately funded. However,...

digitisation

Nina Horstmann 19. October 2023

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...

Press releases

Gero Federkeil 10. October 2023

International review of the promotion of teaching and learning in higher education

Which public and private organisations, programmes, projects or networks outside Germany promote the development of teaching in higher education and innovation in...

corona

Cort-Denis Hachmeister 21. September 2023

CHE analysis: More support for university entrants since the Covid pandemic

There is a wide range of support available to help new students get started at university. For instance, four out of five...

Press releases

Ulrich Müller 21. July 2023

“The market for student loans in Germany is collapsing in slow motion”

The number of new student loans taken out in Germany fell to an all-time low of just 23,820 contracts in 2022. At...

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Cort-Denis Hachmeister 4. July 2023