{"id":2243,"date":"2010-02-09T13:35:39","date_gmt":"2010-02-09T11:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/germany2\/?p=2243"},"modified":"2010-02-09T14:08:18","modified_gmt":"2010-02-09T12:08:18","slug":"entry-number-01923","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/germany2\/2010\/02\/09\/entry-number-01923\/","title":{"rendered":"Entry Number 01923"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>9 FEBRUARY 2010, TUESDAY, DUSSELDORF, GERMANY<\/p>\n<p>The Technical University of Munich* \u2013 What \u201cEducation\u201d Means in Bavaria \u2013 10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Huber: I would also warn against starting to roll everything back. With the reform, we\u2019ve pursued goals that we should still aim for, like shortening the duration of studies and raising the number of students admitted to the universities in various categories. But as far as general conditions are concerned, I would say this: when a professor has to advise a hundred and forty students, that is unsatisfactory. We need more money to deal with that \u2013 above all in the liberal arts, which account for two-thirds of the students at my university.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(To be continued)<\/p>\n<p>Source: Burtscheidt, C., und Thurau, M., &#8220;Der Protest wird weitergehen&#8221;, Sueddeutsche Zeitung Online, 18.12.2009.<\/p>\n<p>*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<p><em>\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<p>And what about Germany?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Novel: http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/revision<\/p>\n<p>\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<p>9 FEBRUAR 2010, DIENSTAG, D\u00dcSSELDORF, DEUTSCHLAND<\/p>\n<p>Die Technische Universit\u00e4t M\u00fcnchen* \u2013 Was man in Bayern Bildung nennt \u2013 10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Huber: Ich w\u00fcrde auch davor warnen, jetzt eine Rolle r\u00fcckw\u00e4rts zu machen. Wir haben mit der Reform Ziele verfolgt, an denen wir weiter festhalten sollten, etwa die Studienzeit zu verk\u00fcrzen und die Studentenquote an den Hochschulen zu erh\u00f6hen. Was aber die Studienbedingungen betrifft: Wenn ein Professor 140 Studenten betreut, ist das unbefriedigend. Hier werden wir mehr Geld brauchen &#8211; vor allem f\u00fcr die Geisteswissenschaften. Zwei Drittel unserer Studenten studieren diese F\u00e4cher.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(Fortsetzung folgt.)<\/p>\n<p>Quelle: Burtscheidt, C., und Thurau, M., &#8220;Der Protest wird weitergehen&#8221;, S\u00fcddeutsche Zeitung Online, 18.12.2009.<\/p>\n<p>*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<p><em>\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<p>Und was ist mit Deutschland?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Novel: http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/revision\/<br \/>\n===========================================<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>9 FEBRUARY 2010, TUESDAY, DUSSELDORF, GERMANY The Technical University of Munich* \u2013 What \u201cEducation\u201d Means in Bavaria \u2013 10 Huber: I would also warn against starting to roll everything back. 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