The majority of young people find it difficult to decide whether to enter vocational education and training (VET) or higher education (HE) after leaving school. This is partly due to… Continue reading Fact check: Strong growth in student numbers not the only cause of lack of apprentices
Author: Ulrich Müller
“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 the same time, the interest rate charged by… Continue reading “The market for student loans in Germany is collapsing in slow motion”
Universities of applied sciences have the right to award doctorates in half of Germany’s federal states
Only around one per cent of all people in Germany currently working on a doctorate do so with the involvement or leadership of a university of applied sciences, or UAS… Continue reading Universities of applied sciences have the right to award doctorates in half of Germany’s federal states
More than one in four universities not recognisable as such from their name
Prospective students can currently choose from more than 21,000 study programmes at over 400 higher education institutions (HEIs) in Germany. The names of the HEIs in question often offer little… Continue reading More than one in four universities not recognisable as such from their name
Reorganisation of the CHE management team
Heike Hepermann and Ulrich Müller were made Prokuristen (authorised signatories) of CHE on 1 January 2023. Ulrich Müller and Executive Director Frank Ziegele now make up the new management duo.… Continue reading Reorganisation of the CHE management team
CHECK Studienfinanzierung (CHECK student finance): take-up of BAföG funding differs widely from one federal state to another
The three-party “traffic light” coalition has already taken the first steps in reforming the Federal Training Assistance Act (BAföG), with more to follow. The proportion of BAföG recipients among the… Continue reading CHECK Studienfinanzierung (CHECK student finance): take-up of BAföG funding differs widely from one federal state to another
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 Loan had been made available to international students… Continue reading Student loans: number of new contracts down to pre-Covid level
Newsletter update on the University Board of Trustees Forum: KPIs, reporting systems and indicators in the work of university boards of trustees
The spring meeting of the Forum Hochschulräte (University Board of Trustees Forum) on 10 March focused on the use of KPIs, reporting systems and indicators. The latest newsletter “Update 1/2022”… Continue reading Newsletter update on the University Board of Trustees Forum: KPIs, reporting systems and indicators in the work of university boards of trustees
“Germany needs innovative bridging between academic and vocational education”
Be it studies for non-traditional applicants or dual study options – a growing number of people in Germany want the best of both education systems. But there is a lack… Continue reading “Germany needs innovative bridging between academic and vocational education”
Financing an executive degree
It is often the costs that deter would-be students from embarking on an executive degree. A new CHE information brochure outlines the funding options available and explains why it is… Continue reading Financing an executive degree
One in three student loans taken out by international students in 2020
Last year, the number of first-time student loans regained the level of 2015 for the first time. However, an evaluation conducted as part of the CHE Student Loan Test 2021… Continue reading One in three student loans taken out by international students in 2020
CHE gives its opinion to NRW: utilise current situation in HEIs to take stock
The impact of the coronavirus pandemic also has social consequences for students. In the Scientific Committee of the Landtag (State Parliament) of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), CHE gave its opinion on… Continue reading CHE gives its opinion to NRW: utilise current situation in HEIs to take stock