(Eine deutsche Version steht weiter unten.)<\/p>\n
14 APRIL 2014, MONDAY, DUSSELDORF, GERMANY<\/p>\n
The Technical University of Munich* \u2013 \u201cHelp! The Universities (in Germany) Are Falling Apart!\u201d \u2013 12<\/p>\n
In most German states, there is no money for the necessary university renovations. As in the case of the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, money becomes available only when it is too late. Of course the German federal government is ready to help, to a certain extent. Since 2007, 700 million euros (US$ 968,000,000) of federal funding has been invested in maintaining and constructing of university buildings every year. The federal Ministry of Education states that this money will continue to be available on 2019. The state education ministers\u2019 conference has said, however, that these funds are insufficient. The ministers have for several years been requesting an increase to 900 million euros (US$ 1,244,000,000) annually, but the federal government has refused. A spokesperson for the federal Ministry of Education states that such an increase is \u201cconstitutionally ruled out.\u201d<\/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 14 APRIL 2014, MONTAG, D\u00dcSSELDORF, DEUTSCHLAND<\/p>\n Die Technische Universit\u00e4t M\u00fcnchen* \u2013 \u201eHilfe, die Uni st\u00fcrzt ein!\u201c \u2013 12<\/p>\n In den meisten L\u00e4ndern fehlt Geld f\u00fcr die notwendigen Sanierungen. Bezahlt wird oft so wie im Fall der Uni Erlangen-N\u00fcrnberg \u2013 also erst, wenn es zu sp\u00e4t ist. Dabei hilft der Bund den L\u00e4ndern: Seit 2007 werden jedes Jahr rund 700 Millionen Euro aus Bundesmitteln in den Erhalt und Neubau von Hochschulgeb\u00e4uden gesteckt. Diese Summe flie\u00dfe noch bis 2019, sagt das Bundesbildungsministerium zu. Sie sei aber nicht hoch genug, klagt die Kultusministerkonferenz (KMK), ein Zusammenschluss der f\u00fcr die Hochschulen zust\u00e4ndigen Landesministerien. Die KMK forderte vor einigen Jahren eine Erh\u00f6hung auf j\u00e4hrlich 900 Millionen Euro. Der Bund lehnte das ab. “Eine Erh\u00f6hung des Betrages w\u00e4re verfassungssystematisch ausgeschlossen”, sagt ein Sprecher des Bundesbildungsministeriums.<\/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.) 14 APRIL 2014, MONDAY, DUSSELDORF, GERMANY The Technical University of Munich* \u2013 \u201cHelp! The Universities (in Germany) Are Falling Apart!\u201d \u2013 12 In most German states, there is no money for the necessary university renovations. 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