Higher Education Policy

Monitoring Teacher Education

Teacher training courses are regulated differently in every federal state and at every higher education institution – the Monitoring Teacher Education tool clearly illustrates the diversity of teacher training, the first stage of teacher education. The Monitoring Teacher Education tool for experts is primarily aimed at stakeholders in the education system and in politics that are involved in developments related to the first stage of teacher education.

Study: German transfer community – science promotion based on the Swiss model

In Switzerland, knowledge/technology transfer and applied research are promoted centrally by a federal agency. In the “PRAXIS spotlight international” series, published in cooperation with the CHE Centre for Higher Education, experts analyse the transferability of the Swiss system of promotion to the German landscape of higher education.
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The third mission increases in importance

Teaching and research are core missions of higher education institutions. But it does not stop there. In the 21st century, knowledge and technology transfer, regional engagement, continuing education programmes and social innovations are equally on the academic agenda.
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