(Eine deutsche Version steht weiter unten.)<\/p>\n
8 JANUARY 2014, WEDNESDAY, DUSSELDORF, GERMANY<\/p>\n
The Technical University of Munich* \u2013 \u201cHelp! The Universities (in Germany) Are Falling Apart!\u201d \u2013 2<\/p>\n
In the summer of last year, archeologists at Erlangen-Nurnberg University had to excavate their own workspace. Overnight several kilos of plaster fell from the ceiling, and fist-size pieces of debris destroyed computers and smashed saucers that had been left lying around. Next morning, desks were covered with rubble and dust. Since then, no has been allowed to enter the philosophy department building without wearing a helmet, and no one may remain in the building for more than thirty minutes.<\/strong><\/p>\n (To be continued)<\/p>\n Source: Gustav Bayer, \u201cHilfe, die Uni st\u00fcrzt ein!\u201c, Die Zeit Online, 15 October 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 JANUAR 2014, MITTWOCH, D\u00dcSSELDORF, DEUTSCHLAND<\/p>\n Die Technische Universit\u00e4t M\u00fcnchen* \u2013 \u201eHilfe, die Uni st\u00fcrzt ein!\u201c \u2013 2<\/p>\n Diesen Sommer mussten die Arch\u00e4ologen der Universit\u00e4t Erlangen-N\u00fcrnberg ihre eigenen Arbeitspl\u00e4tze ausgraben. \u00dcber Nacht waren mehrere Kilo Putz aus der Decke gebrochen. Faustgro\u00dfe Brocken zerst\u00f6rten Computer und zerschlugen stehen gebliebene Untertassen, die Schreibtische waren am Morgen mit Schutt und Staub bedeckt. Seitdem besteht Helmpflicht im Geb\u00e4ude der Philosophischen Fakult\u00e4t, l\u00e4nger als 30 Minuten darf sich dort niemand aufhalten.<\/strong><\/p>\n (Fortsetzung folgt.)<\/p>\n Quelle: Gustav Bayer, \u201eHilfe, die Uni st\u00fcrzt ein!\u201c, Die Zeit Online, 15 Oktober 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 JANUARY 2014, WEDNESDAY, DUSSELDORF, GERMANY The Technical University of Munich* \u2013 \u201cHelp! The Universities (in Germany) Are Falling Apart!\u201d \u2013 2 In the summer of last year, archeologists at Erlangen-Nurnberg University had to excavate their own workspace. 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