Entry Number 01876<\/p>\n
10 NOVEMBER 2009, TUESDAY, DUSSELDORF, GERMANY<\/p>\n
The Technical University of Munich* \u2013 Image Problem \u2013 4<\/p>\n
Federal education minister Annette Schavan predicted that there would be great damage done to science (in Germany) if the suspicions of the Cologne investigators are confirmed. In an interview on Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk, Cornelius Weiss, former rector of the University of Leipzig, lamented the trend toward the commercialization of education and warned of damage to the image of (German) culture.<\/strong><\/p>\n (To be continued)<\/p>\n Source: Sueddeutsche Zeitung, “Unis fuerchten Imageschaden”, 24 August 2009.<\/p>\n *In the area of engineering\/technology and computer sciences, according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities compiled by Shanghai Jiao Tong University, the Technical University of Munich, officially recognized by the German government as an \u201celite university,\u201d is ranked with twenty-two other universities at 78 or below, well beneath such institutions as the Technical University of Denmark. (http:\/\/www.arwu.org\/ARWUFIELD2009ENG.jsp) According to The Times of London, in its Higher Education Supplement [THES], World University Rankings, 2009, the Technical University of Munich is ranked 55 overall among the world\u2019s universities. That is, for example, seven places below Seoul National University. <\/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 10 NOVEMBER 2009, DIENSTAG, D\u00dcSSELDORF, DEUTSCHLAND<\/p>\n Die Technische Universit\u00e4t M\u00fcnchen* \u2013 Imageschaden \u2013 4<\/p>\n Bereits am Sonntag hatte Bildungsministerin Annette Schavan (CDU) einen gro\u00dfen Schaden f\u00fcr die Wissenschaft prognostiziert, falls sich der Verdacht der K\u00f6lner Ermittler best\u00e4tigen sollte. Der ehemalige Rektor der Uni Leipzig, Cornelius Weiss, beklagte am Montag im MDR eine wachsende Kommerzialisierung der Bildung und warnte vor einem Imageverlust.<\/strong><\/p>\n (Fortsetzung folgt.)<\/p>\n Quelle: S\u00fcddeutsche Zeitung, \u201eUnis f\u00fcrchten Imageschaden”, 24.08.2009<\/p>\n *Im Bereich Technik und Computerwissenschaft, nach dem Bericht \u201eAcademic Ranking of World Universities\u201c von der Universit\u00e4t Jiao-Tong von Schanghai, steht die Technische Universit\u00e4t M\u00fcnchen, eine durch die deutsche Regierung anerkannte \u201eElite-Universit\u00e4t\u201c, jetzt zwischen der 78. und 100. Stelle in der Welt, zusammen mit 22 anderen Universit\u00e4ten; d.h., zum Beispiel, mehrere Stellen unter der Technical University of Denmark. (http:\/\/www.arwu.org\/ARWUFIELD2009ENG.jsp) Nach der Times of London, Higher Education Supplement [THES], World University Rankings, 2009, steht die Technische Universit\u00e4t M\u00fcnchen insgesamt an der 55. Stelle in der Welt. Das hei\u00dft, 7 Stellen unter der Seoul National University von S\u00fcdkorea.<\/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 01876 10 NOVEMBER 2009, TUESDAY, DUSSELDORF, GERMANY The Technical University of Munich* \u2013 Image Problem \u2013 4 Federal education minister Annette Schavan predicted that there would be great damage done to science (in Germany) if the suspicions of the Cologne investigators are confirmed. 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