(Eine deutsche Version steht weiter unten.)<\/p>\n
4 APRIL 2014, TUESDAY, DUSSELDORF, GERMANY<\/p>\n
The Technical University of Munich* \u2013 \u201cHelp! The Universities (in Germany) Are Falling Apart!\u201d \u2013 10<\/p>\n
At the universities in Baden-Wuerttemberg fire safety measure are not being complied with, according to the Ministry of Finance and the Economy. In the universities of Lower Saxony there are problems affecting the entire infrastructure, i.e., facades, roofs, windows, automated ventilation, and fire prevention, \u201cto mention only the most important areas,\u201d says Werner Nording of the Ministry of Science and Education. Reports from the ministry indicate that 2.8 billion euros (3.9 billion US dollars) would be required for all the necessary repairs and renovation in all the universities in Lower Saxony.<\/strong><\/p>\n (To be continued)<\/p>\n Source: Gustav Bayer, \u201cHilfe, die Uni st\u00fcrzt ein!\u201c, Die Zeit Online, 15 Oktober 2013.<\/p>\n *According to The Times of London, in its Higher Education Supplement [THES], World University Rankings, 2012-2013, (http:\/\/www.timeshighereducation.co.uk\/world-university-rankings\/2013-14\/world-ranking) the Technical University of Munich, officially recognized by the German government as an \u201celite university,\u201d is ranked 87 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 thirty-seven places behind China\u2019s Tsinghua University (ranked 50 in the world), only thirty places behind the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (ranked 57 in the world), only forty-two places behind Peking University (ranked 45 in the world), only sixty-one places behind the National University of Singapore (ranked 26 in the world), only twenty-seven places behind Korea\u2019s Pohang University of Science and Technology (ranked 60 in the world), and, for another comparison, only eighty-two places behind the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (ranked 5 in the world). (http:\/\/www.timeshighereducation.co.uk\/world-university-rankings\/2013-14\/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 4 APRIL 2014, DIENSTAG, D\u00dcSSELDORF, DEUTSCHLAND<\/p>\n Die Technische Universit\u00e4t M\u00fcnchen* \u2013 \u201eHilfe, die Uni st\u00fcrzt ein!\u201c \u2013 10<\/p>\n An den Hochschulen in Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg werden teilweise die Brandschutzvorkehrungen nicht erf\u00fcllt, hei\u00dft es aus dem Ministerium f\u00fcr Finanzen und Wirtschaft. Und in nieders\u00e4chsischen Unis liegt das Problem im Grunde in der gesamten Infrastruktur, also bei Fassaden, D\u00e4chern, Fenstern, Elektro-L\u00fcftungstechnik und beim Brandschutz, “um nur die wichtigsten Themen zu nennen”, sagt Werner Nording vom nieders\u00e4chsischen Wissenschaftsministerium. 2,8 Milliarden Euro werden f\u00fcr Reparaturen an den hochschulbauten des Landes ben\u00f6tigt, meldet das Ministerium.<\/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:\/\/www.timeshighereducation.co.uk\/world-university-rankings\/2013-14\/world-ranking) steht die Technische Universit\u00e4t M\u00fcnchen, eine durch die deutsche Regierung anerkannte \u201eElite-Universit\u00e4t\u201c, an der 87. 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 37 Stellen hinter Chinas Tsinghua University (an der 50. Stelle in der Welt), nur 30 Stellen hinter der Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (an der 57. Stelle in der Welt), nur 42 Stellen hinter der Peking University (an der 45. Stelle in der Welt), nur 61 Stellen hinter der National University of Singapore (an der 26. Stelle in der Welt), nur 27 Stellen hinter Koreas Pohang University of Science and Technology (an der 60. Stelle in der Welt), und, um noch einen Vergleich anzustellen, nur 82 Stellen hinter dem Massachusetts Institute of Technology (an der 5. Stelle in der Welt). (http:\/\/www.timeshighereducation.co.uk\/world-university-rankings\/2013-14\/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.) 4 APRIL 2014, TUESDAY, DUSSELDORF, GERMANY The Technical University of Munich* \u2013 \u201cHelp! The Universities (in Germany) Are Falling Apart!\u201d \u2013 10 At the universities in Baden-Wuerttemberg fire safety measure are not being complied with, according to the Ministry of Finance and the Economy. 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