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8 OCTOBER 2013, TUESDAY, DUSSELDORF, GERMANY<\/p>\n
The Technical University of Munich* \u2013 PhD Inflation in Germany: Let the doctorates begin! \u2013 9<\/p>\n
For work in many areas, in the chemical industry, for example, a doctorate is a prerequisite, specified in the job description when a vacancy has to be filled. A chemist who has obtained a doctorate has already worked for three years in a laboratory and conducted experiments independently, which he or she will have to do at companies like Bayer or BASF. Anyone who wants to work in a responsible position as a chemist can hardly do so without a doctorate. In many areas of study, in which more than fifty percent of graduates acquire a doctorate, a PhD has for decades been considered the standard degree, the normal professional qualification. That is true for the study of medicine, for example, along with chemistry, dentistry, physics, astronomy, and biology.<\/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 8 OKTOBER 2013, DIENSTAG, D\u00dcSSELDORF, DEUTSCHLAND<\/p>\n Die Technische Universit\u00e4t M\u00fcnchen* \u2013 Doktortitel-Inflation: Lasst das Promovieren sein! \u2013 9<\/p>\n F\u00fcr manche Branchen, vor allem die chemische Industrie ist die Promotion eine Einstellungsvoraussetzung, die auch in der Stellenausschreibung offen genannt wird. Ein Doktor der Chemie hat drei Jahre im Labor gestanden und eigenst\u00e4ndig Experimente durchgef\u00fchrt. Das muss er bei Bayer oder BASF auch tun. Wer als Chemiker auf einem verantwortungsvollen Posten arbeiten will, kommt um die Promotion kaum herum. In einigen Disziplinen, in denen mehr als 50 Prozent der Absolventen promovieren, hat die Promotion schon seit Jahrzehnten den Rang eines “berufsqualifizierenden Abschlusses” oder “Regelabschlusses” des Studiums. Das gilt f\u00fcr die Humanmedizin, Chemie, Zahnmedizin, Physik\/Astronomie und Biologie.<\/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.) 8 OCTOBER 2013, TUESDAY, DUSSELDORF, GERMANY The Technical University of Munich* \u2013 PhD Inflation in Germany: Let the doctorates begin! \u2013 9 For work in many areas, in the chemical industry, for example, a doctorate is a prerequisite, specified in the job description when a vacancy has to be […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":165,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[383],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4928","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tu-munich"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/germany2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4928","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/germany2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/germany2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/germany2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/165"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/germany2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4928"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/germany2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4928\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4938,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/germany2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4928\/revisions\/4938"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/germany2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4928"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/germany2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4928"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/germany2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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