Private HEIs in CHE’s DataCHECK: young, metropolitan, narrow range of programmes

Mehr als die Hälfte der Standorte von privaten Hochschulen befinden sich in Großstädten wie Berlin | Foto: Jonas Tebbe / Unsplash

Private higher education institutions (HEIs) are experiencing a boom. Two of the three largest HEIs in Germany are now privately funded. However, the majority of private HEIs have fewer than… Continue reading Private HEIs in CHE’s DataCHECK: young, metropolitan, narrow range of programmes

Record numbers of part-time students: highest proportions in Hamburg and North Rhine-Westphalia

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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 highest proportions are Hamburg, North Rhine-Westphalia and Mecklenburg-West… Continue reading Record numbers of part-time students: highest proportions in Hamburg and North Rhine-Westphalia

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

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