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
Category: Higher Education Management
Social responsibility of higher education institutions with regard to family-friendly policies
The Verein Familie in der Hochschule (Family in Higher Education Institutions best practice club) met for its seventh annual conference on 7 and 8 June. A total of 129 higher… Continue reading Social responsibility of higher education institutions with regard to family-friendly policies
Interplay between boards of trustees and university leaders
For the first time in its history, the Forum Hochschulräte (University Board of Trustees Forum) was held as a joint event with the German Rectors’ Conference (HRK). The online event,… Continue reading Interplay between boards of trustees and university leaders
The pandemic as a testing ground: learning effects from the coronavirus crisis for studies, teaching and management
For a year now, the coronavirus crisis has exposed the areas of society that were already in need of reform before the pandemic – as if being viewed through a… Continue reading The pandemic as a testing ground: learning effects from the coronavirus crisis for studies, teaching and management
Lack of diversity: More than three-quarters of Germany’s university heads are male
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The leadership of higher education institutions (HEIs) in Germany are a rather homogeneous group. In this country, the typical head of an HEI is male, 57 years old and comes… Continue reading Lack of diversity: More than three-quarters of Germany’s university heads are male
Family-friendly policies as a top priority of management help universities during and post-coronavirus pandemic
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The impact of the coronavirus pandemic poses major challenges for university staff and students with family responsibilities. A recent publication by the CHE Centre for Higher Education reveals which measures… Continue reading Family-friendly policies as a top priority of management help universities during and post-coronavirus pandemic
Quality standards for dual study in Africa
CHE teamed up with university partners from Africa and Europe to develop quality standards for dual study programmes in Mozambique and South Africa. A publication about the project has been… Continue reading Quality standards for dual study in Africa
Anja Steinbeck, President of Düsseldorf University, is “University Manager of the Year 2020” – Special Award goes to Sabine Kunst, President of Humboldt-Universität Berlin
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Professor Dr. Anja Steinbeck, President of Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, is “University Manager of the Year 2020”. With this award, the weekly newspaper DIE ZEIT and the CHE Centre for… Continue reading Anja Steinbeck, President of Düsseldorf University, is “University Manager of the Year 2020” – Special Award goes to Sabine Kunst, President of Humboldt-Universität Berlin
International Deans’ Course Southeast Asia 2020 gets underway online
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The 14th International Deans’ Course (IDC) got underway, with 30 participants from eight Southeast Asian countries. The two-week advanced training course, run by the CHE and Osnabrück University of Applied… Continue reading International Deans’ Course Southeast Asia 2020 gets underway online
First ever Deans’ Course in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The first part of an advanced training programme for deans starts today in the context of National Multiplication Training (NMT). Over the course of three days, 24 Cambodian deans and… Continue reading First ever Deans’ Course in Phnom Penh, Cambodia