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The Technical University of Munich* \u2013 A Bad Mistake \u2013 6<\/p>\n
The current behavior of politicians in education has been observed before, for example during the recent spelling reform of the German language. That reform also had its start as a bureaucratic fantasy, and it too aroused strong opposition. In the end, when it was more than clear that the reform was a mistake, its supporters began to slowly back off, in several stages, all of which led ultimately to a sweeping reversal of the reform. Today, in most publications in German, everything \u2013 except for the double \u201cs\u201d in certain words \u2013 is spelled the way it was fifteen years ago, before the \u201creform.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n (To be continued)<\/p>\n Source: Steinfeld, Thomas, \u201eEin Irrtum wie die Rechtschreibreform\u201c, Sueddeutsche Zeitung, 11 December 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 29 DEZEMBER 2009, DIENSTAG, D\u00dcSSELDORF, DEUTSCHLAND<\/p>\n Die Technische Universit\u00e4t M\u00fcnchen* \u2013 Ein Irrtum wie die Rechtschreibreform \u2013 6<\/p>\n F\u00fcr das Verhalten der Bildungspolitiker gibt es ein Muster: die Rechtschreibreform. Auch sie ging auf eine b\u00fcrokratische Phantasie zur\u00fcck, auch sie l\u00f6ste heftigen Widerstand aus, und als endlich \u00fcberdeutlich wurde, dass sie ein Irrtum war, begann ein z\u00e4hes Zur\u00fcckweichen, das, in mehreren Etappen, zur weitgehenden Aufl\u00f6sung der Reform f\u00fchrte. In den meisten Ver\u00f6ffent-lichungen deutscher Sprache wird heute, abgesehen vom “ss”, wieder so geschrieben, wie das vor f\u00fcnfzehn Jahren der Fall war.<\/strong><\/p>\n (Fortsetzung folgt.)<\/p>\n Quelle: Steinfeld, Thomas, \u201eEin Irrtum wie die Rechtschreibreform\u201c, S\u00fcddeutsche Zeitung, 11.12.2009.<\/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\/ 29 DECEMBER 2009, TUESDAY, DUSSELDORF, GERMANY The Technical University of Munich* \u2013 A Bad Mistake \u2013 6 The current behavior of politicians in education has been observed before, for example during the recent spelling reform of the German language. That reform also had its start as a bureaucratic fantasy, and it too aroused strong opposition. 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