{"id":1547,"date":"2009-03-16T12:45:21","date_gmt":"2009-03-16T10:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/germany2\/2009\/03\/16\/entry-number-01759\/"},"modified":"2009-03-16T12:57:34","modified_gmt":"2009-03-16T10:57:34","slug":"entry-number-01759","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/germany2\/2009\/03\/16\/entry-number-01759\/","title":{"rendered":"Entry Number 01759"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>16 MARCH 2009, MONDAY, DUSSELDORF, GERMANY<\/p>\n<p>The Technical University of Munich* \u2013 Demographic Chaos \u2013 7<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nLegislation that the German government passed in 2007 is supposed to create 91,000 additional places at German universities and at the same time prevent capacity at universities in the former East Germany from decreasing. (Note: Virtually all German universities are state universities.) Institutions in eastern Germany are supposed to accept the overflow of students who have not found places at universities in western Germany. . . . Thimo von Stuckrad of CHE Consult GmbH, a subsidiary of the Centrum f\u00fcr Hochschulentwicklung, has studied the demographic outlook for the eastern German state of Saxony, where the population is predicted to decline between six and nine percent by 2020. \u201cIt would be reasonable to let the universities become smaller,\u201d says von Stuckrad.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(To be continued)<\/p>\n<p>Source: Trentmann, Nina, \u201cDemographisches Chaos,\u201d ZEIT ONLINE, 6 February 2009.<\/p>\n<p>*The Technical University of Munich, officially recognized by the German government as an \u201celite university,\u201d is ranked 67 among the world\u2019s universities. That is, for example, sixteen places below Seoul National University of South Korea. (The Times of London, Higher Education Supplement [THES], World University Rankings, 2007)<br \/>\n<em><br \/>\n\u201cWhile the traditional study-abroad sites for Americans \u2014 Britain, Italy, Spain and France \u2014 still attract more students from the United States, the report found that China is now the fifth-most-popular destination.\u201d \u2013 The New York Times, 17 November 2008<\/p>\n<p>And what about Germany?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Novel: http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/revision<\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014-<\/p>\n<p>16 M\u00c4RZ 2009, MONTAG, D\u00dcSSELDORF, DEUTSCHLAND<\/p>\n<p>Die Technische Universit\u00e4t M\u00fcnchen* \u2013 Demographisches Chaos \u2013 7<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nDer 2007 verabschiedete Hochschulpakt soll 91.000 zus\u00e4tzliche Studienpl\u00e4tze schaffen und gleichzeitig verhindern, dass die Hochschulen in den neuen Bundesl\u00e4ndern Kapazit\u00e4ten abbauen. Sie sollen, so die Idee, die \u00dcberh\u00e4nge aus den alten Bundesl\u00e4ndern auffangen. . . . Thimo von Stuckrad vom CHE Consult, einer Tochterfirma des Centrum f\u00fcr Hochschulentwicklung, hat die demografischen Perspektiven f\u00fcr Sachsen untersucht, wo die Bev\u00f6lkerung bis 2020 je nach Prognose um sechs bis neun Prozent schrumpfen wird. &#8220;Es w\u00e4re ja vern\u00fcnftig, wenn die Hochschulen schrumpfen&#8221;, sagt von Stuckrad.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(Fortsetzung folgt.)<\/p>\n<p>Quelle: Trentmann, Nina, \u201eDemographisches Chaos\u201d, ZEIT ONLINE, 6.2.2009.<\/p>\n<p>*Die Technische Universit\u00e4t M\u00fcnchen, eine durch die deutsche Regierung anerkannte \u201eElite-Universit\u00e4t\u201c, steht an der 67. Stelle in der Welt; d.h., zum Beispiel, 16 Stellen unter der Seoul National University von S\u00fcdkorea. (The Times of London, Higher Education Supplement [THES], World University Rankings, 2007)<br \/>\n<em><br \/>\n\u201eUnter Amerikanern, die im Ausland studieren, sind die beliebtesten L\u00e4nder Gro\u00dfbritannien, Italien, Spanien, Frankreich und China.\u201c \u2013 The New York Times, 17.11.2008.<\/p>\n<p>Und was ist mit Deutschland?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Novel: http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/revision\/<br \/>\n===========================================<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>16 MARCH 2009, MONDAY, DUSSELDORF, GERMANY The Technical University of Munich* \u2013 Demographic Chaos \u2013 7 Legislation that the German government passed in 2007 is supposed to create 91,000 additional places at German universities and at the same time prevent capacity at universities in the former East Germany from decreasing. 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