Entry Number 01817<\/p>\n
20 JULY 2009, MONDAY, DUSSELDORF, GERMANY<\/p>\n
The Technical University of Munich* \u2013 The (Mis)perception of Excellence \u2013 19<\/p>\n
The second possible scenario for the future of German \u201celite\u201d universities involves an increasing gap between the quality of teaching and the quality of the research that is carried out. At many German universities there are more and more so-called \u201clecturers,\u201d professors who teach but do no research. At the same time, the famous scientists and researchers on the staff withdraw farther and farther into pure research. Thus, the students may bask in the glow of a well-known name, but only in exceptional cases do they really work with any brilliant faculty member. While the students may have better advisers, as a by-product of the \u201clecturer\u201d system, the world of research recedes into the distance for them.<\/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 20 JULI 2009, MONTAG, D\u00dcSSELDORF, DEUTSCHLAND<\/p>\n Die Technische Universit\u00e4t M\u00fcnchen* \u2013 Gef\u00fchlte Exzellenz \u2013 19<\/p>\n Das zweite Szenario geht von einer immer st\u00e4rker klaffenden L\u00fccke zwischen Lehre und Forschung aus. An vielen Hochschulen gibt es demnach immer mehr sogenannte Lecturers, das sind Professoren, die nur noch f\u00fcr die Lehre zust\u00e4ndig sind. Die renommierten Wissenschaftler werden sich im Gegenzug immer st\u00e4rker in die Forschung zur\u00fcckziehen. Auf die Studenten f\u00e4llt dann zwar der Glanz eines leuchtenden Namens, mit dem genialen Forscher werden sie aber wohl nur noch in Ausnahmef\u00e4llen wirklich zusammenarbeiten. Einerseits kann sich durch die Lecturers das Betreuungsverh\u00e4ltnis zwischen Studenten und Professoren verbessern, andererseits r\u00fcckt die Sph\u00e4re der Forschung in immer weitere Ferne.<\/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\/ Entry Number 01817 20 JULY 2009, MONDAY, DUSSELDORF, GERMANY The Technical University of Munich* \u2013 The (Mis)perception of Excellence \u2013 19 The second possible scenario for the future of German \u201celite\u201d universities involves an increasing gap between the quality of teaching and the quality of the research that is carried out. 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