(Eine deutsche Version steht weiter unten.)<\/p>\n
6 AUGUST 2012, MONDAY, DUSSELDORF, GERMANY<\/p>\n
The Technical University of Munich* \u2013 Professors and the Doctorate Scandal: \u201cMy Field, My Institute, My Doctoral Students\u201d \u2013 12<\/p>\n
A system that may have worked well for German universities in the nineteenth century shows its weaknesses in an age of mass education. These range from the sometimes mediocre university research that is created by a lack of meaningful intellectual and scientific exchange internationally, to the corrupt practices involving the sale academic titles. Moreover, paradoxically, the present departmental structure has not resulted in professors taking greater care of their doctoral candidates. That has become more difficult as the number of graduate and other students has increased much faster than the number of university instructors.<\/strong><\/p>\n (To be continued)<\/p>\n Source: Rubner, Jeanne, \u201eProfessoren und Promotionsskandale: Mein Fach, mein Institut, meine Doktoranden,\u201c Sueddeutsche Zeitung Online, 03.06.2011.<\/p>\n *According to The Times of London, in its Higher Education Supplement [THES], World University Rankings, 2011-2012, the Technical University of Munich, officially recognized by the German government as an \u201celite university,\u201d is ranked 88 overall among the world\u2019s universities.<\/strong> At its current ranking, the Technical University of Munich is not so very far behind many universities in, for example, East Asia. It is now only seventeen places behind China\u2019s Tsinghua University (ranked 71 in the world), only twenty-six places behind the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (ranked 62 in the world), only thirty-nine places behind Peking University (ranked 49 in the world), only forty-eight places behind the National University of Singapore (ranked 40 in the world), only thirty-five places behind Korea\u2019s Pohang University of Science and Technology (ranked 53 in the world), and, for another comparison, only eighty-one places behind the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (ranked 7 in the world). (http:\/\/www.timeshighereducation.co.uk\/world-university-rankings\/2011-2012\/top-400.html)<\/p>\n \u201cWhile the traditional study-abroad sites for Americans, Britain, Italy, Spain and France, 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 —————————————–<\/p>\n 6 AUGUST 2012, MONTAG, D\u00dcSSELDORF, DEUTSCHLAND<\/p>\n Die Technische Universit\u00e4t M\u00fcnchen* \u2013 Professoren und Promotionsskandale: Mein Fach, mein Institut, meine Doktoranden \u2013 12<\/p>\n Das auf den Lehrstuhlinhaber zugeschnittene System mochte im vorvorletzten Jahrhundert gut funktionieren. Im Zeitalter der Massenuniversit\u00e4t werden seine Schw\u00e4chen offensichtlich. Sie reichen von der zuweilen mittelm\u00e4\u00dfigen, weil wenig internationalisierten Forschung bis hin zum schmutzigen Gesch\u00e4ft mit Titeln. Denn paradoxerweise f\u00fchrt die Lehrstuhlstruktur nicht dazu, dass der Professor sich intensiv um seinen Doktoranden k\u00fcmmert. Das freilich ist auch bei der schnell wachsenden Zahl von Studenten und Promovenden und der weitaus weniger schnell wachsenden Zahl von Hochschullehrern schwierig geworden.<\/strong><\/p>\n (Fortsetzung folgt.)<\/p>\n Quelle: Rubner, Jeanne, \u201eProfessoren und Promotionsskandale: Mein Fach, mein Institut, meine Doktoranden,\u201c S\u00fcddeutsche Zeitung Online, 03.06.2011.<\/p>\n *Nach der Times of London, Higher Education Supplement [THES], World University Rankings, 2011-2012, steht die Technische Universit\u00e4t M\u00fcnchen, eine durch die deutsche Regierung anerkannte \u201eElite-Universit\u00e4t\u201c, an der 88. Stelle in der Welt. <\/strong>Heute an ihrer jetzigen Stelle, steht die Technische Universit\u00e4t M\u00fcnchen nicht mehr bei weitem hinter vielen Universit\u00e4ten in, zum Beispiel, Ostasien. Sie steht nur 17 Stellen hinter Chinas Tsinghua University (an der 71. Stelle in der Welt), nur 26 Stellen hinter der Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (an der 62. Stelle in der Welt), nur 39 Stellen hinter der Peking University (an der 49. Stelle in der Welt), nur 48 Stellen hinter der National University of Singapore (an der 40. Stelle in der Welt), nur 35 Stellen hinter Koreas Pohang University of Science and Technology (an der 53. Stelle in der Welt), und, um noch einen Vergleich anzustellen, nur 81 Stellen hinter dem Massachusetts Institute of Technology (an der 7. Stelle in der Welt). (http:\/\/www.timeshighereducation.co.uk\/world-university-rankings\/2011-2012\/top-400.html)<\/p>\n \u201eUnter Amerikanern, die im Ausland studieren, sind die beliebtesten L\u00e4nder Gro\u00dfbritannien, Italien, Spanien, Frankreich und China.\u201c – The New York Times, 17.11.2008.<\/p>\n Und was ist mit Deutschland?<\/em> (Eine deutsche Version steht weiter unten.) 6 AUGUST 2012, MONDAY, DUSSELDORF, GERMANY The Technical University of Munich* \u2013 Professors and the Doctorate Scandal: \u201cMy Field, My Institute, My Doctoral Students\u201d \u2013 12 A system that may have worked well for German universities in the nineteenth century shows its weaknesses in an age of mass education. 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