7 JULY 2009, TUESDAY, DUSSELDORF, GERMANY<\/p>\n
The Technical University of Munich* \u2013 The (Mis)perception of Excellence \u2013 14<\/p>\n
What many students dream of should then be possible in Baden-Wurttemberg: the opportunity of doing research on current projects in small groups in close association with a professor. It was for precisely this kind of concept that certain universities were honored in the \u201celite university\u201d competition.<\/p>\n Even if only a small fraction of students can be accommodated at these \u201celite high-tech centers,\u201d their reputation has a lasting impact on the image of the universities \u2013 and this can be advantageous for other students. Right after the \u201celite\u201d designation was announced, the larger firms started knocking at the doors of the universities, above all at the doors of departments that are in any way related to technology. Large companies are always looking for valuable contacts with innovative professors and the best graduates. For this reason these firms often underwrite certain areas of research at German universities, or they fund a new chair or department.<\/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 7 JULI 2009, DIENSTAG, D\u00dcSSELDORF, DEUTSCHLAND<\/p>\n Die Technische Universit\u00e4t M\u00fcnchen* \u2013 Gef\u00fchlte Exzellenz \u2013 14<\/p>\n Dort soll dann tats\u00e4chlich das m\u00f6glich sein, wovon viele Studenten tr\u00e4umen: in kleinen Gruppen mit enger R\u00fcckkopplung zum Professor an aktuellen Aufgaben forschen. F\u00fcr genau solche Konzepte sind die Universit\u00e4ten schlie\u00dflich im Elitewettbewerb ausgezeichnet worden.<\/p>\n Auch wenn an diesen elit\u00e4ren Hightechzentren k\u00fcnftig nur ein Bruchteil der Studenten unterkommen d\u00fcrfte, pr\u00e4gen sie doch das Image der Hochschulen nachhaltig \u2013 und das kann auch f\u00fcr die anderen Studenten von Nutzen sein. Schon kurz nach der Auszeichnung der Elitehochschulen klopfen dort gro\u00dfe Unternehmen an, vor allem bei den technischen Fakult\u00e4ten. Sie hoffen auf wertvolle Kontakte zu innovativen Professoren und den besten Absolventen. Daher sponsern sie einen bestimmten Forschungsbereich oder richten gleich eine Stiftungsprofessur ein, bei der sie einen kompletten Lehrstuhl bezahlen.<\/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\/ 7 JULY 2009, TUESDAY, DUSSELDORF, GERMANY The Technical University of Munich* \u2013 The (Mis)perception of Excellence \u2013 14 What many students dream of should then be possible in Baden-Wurttemberg: the opportunity of doing research on current projects in small groups in close association with a professor. 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