CHE Ranking 2022 of Master’s programmes in engineering sciences and psychology
The CHE Ranking with the latest assessments by Master’s students is now available online. Subjects from the field of engineering sciences and…
Software developers can also be trained in a completely different way
Computer science is one of the most popular degree programmes in Germany. However, CHE’s latest DataCHECK on the area of computer science…
Record numbers of part-time students: highest proportions in Hamburg and North Rhine-Westphalia
The number of people studying part-time in Germany has risen to an all-time high of around 231,000. Germany’s federal states with the…
Students of business, law and social work to be surveyed for the CHE Ranking 2023
Over the next few weeks, students on undergraduate degree programmes will again be asked to assess their study conditions. The subjects under…
Guide for students caring for relatives
The number of people in need of long-term care in Germany has been growing for years. As a result, the proportion of…
More female students than male for the first time at HEIs in Germany
For the first time, more female students than male were enrolled at higher education institutions (HEIs) in Germany in winter semester 2021/22….
CHE Ranking also in demand abroad
The CHE Ranking is also in demand among prospective students from other European countries and beyond, as evidenced by the latest numbers…
Student loans: number of new contracts down to pre-Covid level
The number of new student loans taken out in Germany fell considerably in 2021 compared to the previous year. The KfW Student…
Science management: How politics can help the “elves of the higher education system”
The many thousands of higher education managers at German higher education institutions (HEIs) are practically invisible to higher education policymakers. A separate…
Hamburg, Saarland and Berlin have the highest proportion of NC subjects in winter semester 2022/23
Many school-leavers will shortly be receiving their Abitur certificates. They will then be free to choose from the majority of study programmes…
U-Multirank publishes new 2022 outcomes: new insights on student diversity, access and social inclusion
In its ninth annual publication, U-Multirank showcases how universities deal with issues of social inequality in access to higher education and with…
Vocational academies differ to cooperative state universities
In some federal states of Germany, dual students can choose between studying at a university or a vocational academy (Berufsakademie). These two…