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The Technical University of Munich* \u2013 PhD Inflation in Germany: Let the doctorates begin! \u2013 6<\/p>\n
The Germans \u2013 and not just their politicians \u2013 seem to go gaga at the idea of having a \u201cDr.\u201d in front of their name. Moreover, this desire is obviously not driven simply by a thirst for knowledge. Nor, for the great mass of doctoral candidates is it the prospect of an academic career \u2013 for which a doctorate is indispensable \u2013 that is the deciding motivational factor. Less than nine percent of the people who have earned doctorates in Germany remain at a university to continue doing work as scientists, researchers or academics.<\/strong><\/p>\n (To be continued)<\/p>\n Source: Knauss, Ferdinand, Zeit Online, 03.04.2013.<\/p>\n *According to The Times of London, in its Higher Education Supplement [THES], World University Rankings, 2012-2013, (http:\/\/goo.gl\/6EqmQ) the Technical University of Munich, officially recognized by the German government as an \u201celite university,\u201d is ranked 105 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 fifty-three places behind China\u2019s Tsinghua University (ranked 52 in the world), only forty places behind the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (ranked 65 in the world), only fifty-nine places behind Peking University (ranked 46 in the world), only seventy-six places behind the National University of Singapore (ranked 29 in the world), only fifty-five places behind Korea\u2019s Pohang University of Science and Technology (ranked 50 in the world), and, for another comparison, only one hundred places behind the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (ranked 5 in the world). (http:\/\/www.timeshighereducation.co.uk\/world-university-rankings\/2012-13\/world-ranking)<\/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<\/p>\n And what about Germany?<\/em><\/p>\n Novel: http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/revision<\/p>\n —————————————–<\/p>\n 16 SEPTEMBER 2013, MONTAG, D\u00dcSSELDORF, DEUTSCHLAND<\/p>\n Die Technische Universit\u00e4t M\u00fcnchen* \u2013 Doktortitel-Inflation: Lasst das Promovieren sein! \u2013 6<\/p>\n Die Deutschen \u2013 nicht nur die Politiker unter ihnen \u2013 sind, so scheint es, ganz besonders scharf auf den Doktortitel. Und es ist offensichtlich, dass sie eben nicht allein vom Durst nach wissenschaftlicher Erkenntnis getrieben sind. F\u00fcr die Masse der Promovierenden ist auch die Aussicht auf eine wissenschaftliche Karriere, f\u00fcr die eine Promotion nat\u00fcrlich ohnehin unumg\u00e4nglich ist, nicht die entscheidende Motivation. Weniger als neun Prozent der Doktoren bleiben als Wissenschaftler an der Uni.<\/strong><\/p>\n (Fortsetzung folgt.)<\/p>\n Quelle: Knau\u00df, Ferdinand, Zeit Online, 03.04.2013.<\/p>\n *Nach der Times of London, Higher Education Supplement [THES], World University Rankings, 2012-2013, (http:\/\/goo.gl\/6EqmQ) steht die Technische Universit\u00e4t M\u00fcnchen, eine durch die deutsche Regierung anerkannte \u201eElite-Universit\u00e4t\u201c, an der 105. 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 53 Stellen hinter Chinas Tsinghua University (an der 52. Stelle in der Welt), nur 40 Stellen hinter der Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (an der 65. Stelle in der Welt), nur 59 Stellen hinter der Peking University (an der 46. Stelle in der Welt), nur 76 Stellen hinter der National University of Singapore (an der 29. Stelle in der Welt), nur 55 Stellen hinter Koreas Pohang University of Science and Technology (an der 50. Stelle in der Welt), und, um noch einen Vergleich anzustellen, nur 100 Stellen hinter dem Massachusetts Institute of Technology (an der 5. Stelle in der Welt). (http:\/\/www.timeshighereducation.co.uk\/world-university-rankings\/2012-13\/world-ranking)<\/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<\/p>\n Und was ist mit Deutschland?<\/em> (Eine deutsche Version steht weiter unten.) 16 SEPTEMBER 2013, MONDAY, DUSSELDORF, GERMANY The Technical University of Munich* \u2013 PhD Inflation in Germany: Let the doctorates begin! \u2013 6 The Germans \u2013 and not just their politicians \u2013 seem to go gaga at the idea of having a \u201cDr.\u201d in front of their name. 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