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The Technical University of Munich* \u2013 What \u201cEducation\u201d Means in Bavaria \u2013 12<\/p>\n
Pennekamp: So you\u2019re saying that the German educational reform is full of contradictions and therefore not ready for a thorough process of correction!<\/p>\n Huber: We have to set clear priorities. Up to now, everyone has been focusing on the number of semesters people have to study in order to fulfill certain degree requirements.<\/p>\n Heubisch: I wonder if we should be holding that up as an important goal, at a time when university-bound high school students in Germany are now graduating after the twelfth grade, a year earlier than before.<\/strong><\/p>\n (To be continued)<\/p>\n Source: Burtscheidt, C., und Thurau, M., “Der Protest wird weitergehen”, Sueddeutsche Zeitung Online, 18.12.2009.<\/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 15 FEBRUAR 2010, MONTAG, D\u00dcSSELDORF, DEUTSCHLAND<\/p>\n Die Technische Universit\u00e4t M\u00fcnchen* \u2013 Was man in Bayern Bildung nennt \u2013 12<\/p>\n Pennekamp: Sie sagen, die Reform ist voller Widerspr\u00fcche und sind dann nicht bereit zur grundlegenden Korrektur!<\/p>\n Huber: Wir m\u00fcssen die Priorit\u00e4ten klar festlegen. Bislang stand die Verk\u00fcrzung der Studien-zeiten im Vordergrund.<\/p>\n Heubisch: Ich frage mich, ob man das Ziel noch so hochhalten sollte, wo doch die Abiturien-ten mit dem achtj\u00e4hrigen Gymnasium bald ein Jahr j\u00fcnger sind.<\/strong><\/p>\n (Fortsetzung folgt.)<\/p>\n Quelle: Burtscheidt, C., und Thurau, M., “Der Protest wird weitergehen”, S\u00fcddeutsche Zeitung Online, 18.12.2009.<\/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\/ 15 FEBRUARY 2010, MONDAY, DUSSELDORF, GERMANY The Technical University of Munich* \u2013 What \u201cEducation\u201d Means in Bavaria \u2013 12 Pennekamp: So you\u2019re saying that the German educational reform is full of contradictions and therefore not ready for a thorough process of correction! Huber: We have to set clear priorities. 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