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The Technical University of Munich* \u2013 The (Mis)perception of Excellence \u2013 4<\/p>\n
The German government\u2019s seal of university excellence acted like a magnet on student applicants right from the beginning. At almost all the universities that the government had declared to be elite institutions, the number of applications was nearly overwhelming: the University of Karlsruhe had 27 percent more applicants than in the year before, at the Technical University of Munich the percentage increase was also in double digits, and at the University of Munich there was an absolute onslaught of applicants in certain departments.<\/strong><\/p>\n (To be continued)<\/p>\n Source: Kirchgessner, Kilian, \u201cGefuehlte Exzellenz\u201d, Die Zeit, 02\/2008<\/p>\n *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)<\/p>\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 And what about Germany?<\/em><\/p>\n Novel: http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/revision<\/p>\n \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 17 JUNI 2009, MITTWOCH, D\u00dcSSELDORF, DEUTSCHLAND<\/p>\n Die Technische Universit\u00e4t M\u00fcnchen* \u2013 Gef\u00fchlte Exzellenz \u2013 4<\/p>\n Denn das Exzellenz-Siegel hat gleich im ersten Jahr wie ein Magnet auf die Studenten gewirkt. An fast allen Elitehochschulen biegen sich die Schreibtische unter den Bewerbungsmappen: 27 Prozent mehr Bewerber als im Vorjahr verzeichnet etwa die Universit\u00e4t Karlsruhe, bei der Technischen Universit\u00e4t M\u00fcnchen bewegt sich das Plus ebenfalls im zweistelligen Bereich, und die Ludwig-Maximilians-Universit\u00e4t erlebt zumindest in einigen F\u00e4chern einen Ansturm. <\/strong><\/p>\n (Fortsetzung folgt.)<\/p>\n Quelle: Kirchgessner, Kilian, \u201eGef\u00fchlte Exzellenz\u201d, Die Zeit, 02\/2008.<\/p>\n *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)<\/p>\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 Und was ist mit Deutschland?<\/em><\/p>\n Novel: http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/revision\/ 17 JUNE 2009, WEDNESDAY, DUSSELDORF, GERMANY The Technical University of Munich* \u2013 The (Mis)perception of Excellence \u2013 4 The German government\u2019s seal of university excellence acted like a magnet on student applicants right from the beginning. 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