(Eine deutsche Version steht weiter unten.)<\/p>\n
5 DECEMBER 2013, THURSDAY, DUSSELDORF, GERMANY<\/p>\n
The Technical University of Munich* \u2013 PhD Inflation in Germany: Let the doctorates begin! \u2013 16<\/p>\n
Certain external conditions may have some effect on the current situation. The \u201cvanity and career\u201d doctoral candidates may themselves eventually simply lose interest in getting a PhD. The public humiliation of people like former Defense Minister Guttenberg and other members of the political tribe who were then stripped of their degrees may contribute to minimizing the doctorate as a \u201ctalent signal.\u201d In addition, it is also possible that the increasing \u201cacademization\u201d of society will lessen people\u2019s respect for the PhD: \u201cIf so many individuals have one, can it really be worth that much?\u201d As a result, the attractiveness of a doctorate for non-academic purposes may simply decrease.<\/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 5 DEZEMBER 2013, DONNERSTAG, D\u00dcSSELDORF, DEUTSCHLAND<\/p>\n Die Technische Universit\u00e4t M\u00fcnchen* \u2013 Doktortitel-Inflation: Lasst das Promovieren sein! \u2013 16<\/p>\n Ein von au\u00dfen angesetzter Hebel d\u00fcrfte eher Wirkung zeigen. Vielleicht verlieren die Eitelkeits- und Karrieredoktoranden von sich aus das Interesse. Die \u00f6ffentliche Degradierung Guttenbergs und der anderen Ex-Doktoren des politischen Betriebes d\u00fcrfte dazu beigetragen haben, die Wirkung eines Doktor-Titels als “Talentsignal” zu mindern. Dazu kommt, dass m\u00f6glicherweise gerade die zunehmende Akademisierung der Gesellschaft die Hochachtung vor Karriere-Doktoren und damit die Attraktivit\u00e4t des Promovierens zu nichtwissenschaftlichen Zwecken d\u00e4mpft.<\/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.) 5 DECEMBER 2013, THURSDAY, DUSSELDORF, GERMANY The Technical University of Munich* \u2013 PhD Inflation in Germany: Let the doctorates begin! \u2013 16 Certain external conditions may have some effect on the current situation. The \u201cvanity and career\u201d doctoral candidates may themselves eventually simply lose interest in getting a PhD. 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