by HF | Mar 20, 2013
Ranking Universities in the German-speaking World AUSTRIA | GERMANY | SWITZERLAND The annual Times Higher Education (THE) survey of over 1,250 universities is a good barometer for seeing how universities around the globe compare to each other. In the rankings below,...
by HF | Mar 19, 2013
The German University System When I first wrote about Germany’s system of higher education over two decades ago, it was already suffering from a lack of competition and inadequate public funding. I quoted a headline from the March 25, 1996 edition of the German news...
by HF | Mar 15, 2013
From Kita to Uni The education system in Germany varies from state to state, although the basic K-12 system is fairly uniform. As in the US, education is the responsibility of each of the 16 German states (Bundesländer), but there is a national conference of state...
by HF | Mar 14, 2013
Rail Travel • Practical Train Tips Traveling by train in Europe can be a lot more fun if you know some of the tricks of the trade—particularly in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. Below we’ll reveal some of the things travelers need to know in order to get the...
by HF | Mar 14, 2013
Rail Travel in Europe and Germany: Introduction Other than by car, train travel is the most popular way of getting around in Germany and Europe. Deutsche Bahn AG, sometimes known as German Rail in the English-speaking world, is one of Europe’s most advanced rail...
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