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Higher Education and Research Management – CHE
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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.

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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

Video: Was beeinflusst die Finanzautonomie an Hochschulen?


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News

Press releases
Cort-Denis Hachmeister 24. October 2025

Student exchange: Spain is the most important partner country for German universities

Spain is the most important partner country for German universities when it comes to student exchanges. This is shown by a recent...
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Caroline Friedhoff 16. October 2025

HEInnovate Train the Trainers Session: Fostering Higher Education Innovation through European Exchange 

On September 22 and 23, 2025, 27 participants from 22 European countries met at Metropolia University of Applied Sciences in Helsinki for...
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Higher Education Management
Sigrun Nickel 8. October 2025

How can science and higher education research and higher education management benefit from one another?

A new study by the CHE Centre for Higher Education presents concrete proposals for higher education management and the science and higher...
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Press releases
Frank Ziegele 2. September 2025

A future-proof university must be an authentic university 

Around the world, universities are facing ever-increasing expectations. These expectations range from excellent teaching and top research to solving social and global...
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Press releases
Cort-Denis Hachmeister 9. July 2025

English version of the CHE Ranking updated on the DAAD website 

Following the publication of the CHE Ranking on the study information platform of DIE ZEIT, HeyStudium, at the beginning of May, the...
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Gero Federkeil 23. June 2025

Despite high study costs: At least 9,100 German medical students at foreign universities 

When discussing the problem of the shortage of doctors in Germany, German students abroad are largely ignored. Yet they make up around...
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DatenCHECK
Marc Hüsch 12. June 2025

A quarter of students in Germany use artificial intelligence on a daily basis

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly becoming part of everyday student life at German universities. Around two thirds of students use AI tools...
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Press releases
Cort-Denis Hachmeister 6. June 2025

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...
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Press releases
Sonja Berghoff 8. May 2025

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,...
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DatenCHECK
Isabel Roessler 28. April 2025

Women head more than a third of state universities in Germany 

Between 2021 and 2024, the proportion of female university managers in Germany rose from 25 to 35 per cent. The average age...
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DatenCHECK
Cort-Denis Hachmeister 23. April 2025

Distribution of research funds in Germany: Only ten per cent of all third-party funding goes to universities of applied sciences 

Universities of Applied Sciences (UAS) in Germany have increased their commitment to research in recent years. However, they are clearly lagging behind...
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Press releases
Frank Ziegele 27. March 2025

Two new members of the CHE Advisory Board: Hannes Ametsreiter and Iris Kimizoglu 

At the start of 2025, the CHE Centre for Higher Education welcomed two new members to its Advisory Board: Dr. Hannes Ametsreiter,...
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Experts

Prof. Dr. Frank Ziegele
Prof. Dr. Frank Ziegele Executive Director

Prof. Dr. Frank Ziegele

Executive Director
Dr. Sigrun Nickel
Dr. Sigrun Nickel Head of Higher Education Research

Dr. Sigrun Nickel

Head of Higher Education Research
Dr. rer. nat. Jutta Fedrowitz
Dr. rer. nat. Jutta Fedrowitz Senior Expert Further Education and Training

Dr. rer. nat. Jutta Fedrowitz

Senior Expert Further Education and Training