The surveys for the CHE Ranking 2022/23 are about to start. The new edition of the ranking includes around 3,700 degree programmes in engineering sciences as well as in linguistics… Continue reading The surveys for the CHE Ranking 2022/23 are about to start
Author: Cort-Denis Hachmeister
Winter semester 2021/22: Hamburg, Berlin and Saarland have the highest proportion of numerus clausus subjects
Every year in Germany, around 900,000 people start out at university. The majority of degree programmes are open to all first-year students, irrespective of their Abitur examination grades. Only around… Continue reading Winter semester 2021/22: Hamburg, Berlin and Saarland have the highest proportion of numerus clausus subjects
Covid year group: CHE overview of bridge courses and tutorials for first-year students
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Coronavirus pandemic is having a particular impact on the 2021 intake of Abitur cohorts that are now starting university. Positive facts for prospective students are provided in a current… Continue reading Covid year group: CHE overview of bridge courses and tutorials for first-year students
New rules: Not every Psychology programme leads to a degree in Psychotherapy
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A new Psychotherapists’ Act came into force in September 2020. This new law also has an impact on the study of Psychology. Three-quarters of all higher education institutions (HEIs) now… Continue reading New rules: Not every Psychology programme leads to a degree in Psychotherapy
Part-time study is far from being established
Around one-third of all gainfully employed persons in Germany do not work full-time. In contrast, despite the proportion of part-time students having increased to 7.5 per cent, part-time study is… Continue reading Part-time study is far from being established
International webinar on participatory and interdisciplinary research
How are participatory research methods used to enhance the quality and acceptance of the CHE University Ranking? What are the challenges of interdisciplinary social research? CHE and the WZB Berlin… Continue reading International webinar on participatory and interdisciplinary research
Business Psychology – a highly popular degree programme with a high proportion of female students, offered by many private providers with very few locations in Eastern Germany
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Business Psychology is highly popular among would-be students as an alternative to a traditional psychology degree. The large majority of programmes offered by the comparatively few state-controlled universities are subject… Continue reading Business Psychology – a highly popular degree programme with a high proportion of female students, offered by many private providers with very few locations in Eastern Germany
DAAD presents CHE ranking in a new look
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The CHE University Ranking 2020/21 went online again on the DAAD website on 27 July, featuring the latest results for Law and Business Administration. Since 2003, the German Academic Exchange… Continue reading DAAD presents CHE ranking in a new look
Winter semester 2020/21: Leipzig and Saarbrücken have the highest proportion of degree programmes with an NC in Germany
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Those wanting to start university this winter semester have a good chance of being offered a place. The proportion of degree programmes with restricted admission has once again fallen slightly.… Continue reading Winter semester 2020/21: Leipzig and Saarbrücken have the highest proportion of degree programmes with an NC in Germany
Alternatives to Abitur examination grades? An overview of aptitude tests at German higher education institutions
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The topic of aptitude tests at higher education institutions is being discussed, not only in view of the possibility of Abitur examinations being cancelled due to the coronavirus crisis. Such… Continue reading Alternatives to Abitur examination grades? An overview of aptitude tests at German higher education institutions