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CHE and Die Zeit publish university ranking 2005

In its 2005 edition the university ranking jointly published by the Center for Higher Education Development (CHE) and the German weekly Die Zeit for the first also covers universities in Austria and Switzerland. It will now be possible to make tri-national comparisons of German, Austrian and Swiss universities, which according to Detlef Müller-Böling, head of the CHE "is an important position of points in view of the international competition for resources, excellent researches and reputation."

The CHE ranking contains information on a total of 35 study subjects. New subjects included into the ranking in 2005 for the first time are media sciences, communication sciences, journalism and business law. Apart from facts on courses, teaching, equipment and research, the ranking also covers statements of more than 210,000 students on the study conditions at their respective universities.

University ranking 2005

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Source: Campus Germany