Tag: universities
Scientists at three Bavarian universities receive Leibniz Prize 2023 – Bavaria
Researchers at three Bavarian universities will receive the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize 2023, each endowed with 2.5 million euros. Claudia Höbartner from the University of Würzburg, Georg Schett from the…
Russian Universities and Schools: Like War, So Thought – Politics
The Kremlin has been trying to convince universities and schools to adhere to its anti-Western ideology, and not just since the invasion of Ukraine. Anyone who thinks otherwise will be…
Universities: From cultures of the ancient Orient to e-commerce – Bavaria
“More is more” is the traditional goal at Bavaria’s 19 universities of applied sciences (HaW) and 14 universities. More top positions in rankings, more awards, more top-class research, more students.…
Gun Violence: Deaths in violent crimes in the vicinity of universities in the USA
armed force Deaths in acts of violence in the vicinity of universities in the USA A Charlottesville Police Department vehicle. A gunman killed three people in an act of violence…
Regensburg and Erlangen: climate activists occupy lecture halls at universities – Bavaria
At the Universities of Regensburg and Erlangen, students each occupied a lecture hall. According to their own statements, they are joining global protests in order to stand up for effective…
Federal and state governments: billions package planned for universities
Status: 11/04/2022 6:58 p.m The federal and state governments have agreed on a billion dollar package for universities. Among other things, the money is intended to support more clusters of…
Universities in Bavaria: More students than ever before – Bavaria
According to Science Minister Markus Blume (CSU), the Bavarian universities are starting a record winter semester. The number of students had reached an all-time high of 404,823, he announced after…
Bavaria: Will students at the universities soon have to freeze? – Bavaria
No one knows why the rumor persists, even though politicians and university presidents just as stubbornly disagree. One thing is certain: many Bavarian students are afraid. Before they have to…
Bavaria: Universities also want to teach in person in winter – Bavaria
Despite rising costs for heating, Bavaria’s universities want to keep their doors open to students in winter. The chair of the Universität Bayern association, Sabine Doering-Manteuffel, announced in Munich that…
Universities in Germany: For the first time, more women than men are studying
Status: 09/28/2022 2:29 p.m According to the Center for Higher Education Development, more women than men studied at German universities for the first time last winter. However, the highest positions…