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DAAD is a private, federally funded and state-funded, self-governing national agency of the institutions of higher education in Germany, representing 365 German higher education institutions (100 universities and technical universities, 162 general universities of applied sciences, and 52 colleges of music and art) [2003].
The umbrella organization for the 58 local Studentenwerke is the German National Association for Student Affairs (Deutsches Studentenwerk – DSW), which was founded in 1921. [ 1 ] Studentenwerke provide public services for the economic, social, medical and cultural support for students enrolled at German universities .
Most German universities are public institutions, charging fees of only around €60–500 per semester for each student, usually to cover expenses associated with the university cafeterias and (usually mandatory) public transport tickets. [65] [66] Thus, academic education is open to most citizens and studying is very common in Germany.
The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) was the first organization to formulate a statement on the governance of higher education based on principles of democratic values and participation (which, in this sense, correlates with the Yale Report of 1828, which has been referred to as the "first attempt at a formally stated philosophy of education" for universities, emphasizing ...
Founded in 1994 by top associations in the Swiss, Austrian, and German business sectors, FIBAA aims to ensure transparency and quality in the education sector. [1] The FIBAA is organized as a non-profit organization. While headquartered in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, the foundation’s legal seat is in Zurich, Switzerland.
The Centre for Higher Education (CHE) (German: Centrum für Hochschulentwicklung) is a German organization dedicated to higher education reform. Founded in 1994 by the Bertelsmann Stiftung and the German Rectors' Conference as a non-profit limited liability company, it is best known to the public for its published university rankings.
The University of Augsburg is a relatively young campus university with approx. 18,000 students in October 2012. About 14% of its students come from foreign countries, a larger percentage than at comparable German universities. [2] In October 2011 Sabine Doering Manteuffel succeeded Alois Loidl as rector of the university.
A student society, student association, university society, student club, university club, or student organization is a society or an organization, operated by students at a university, college, or other educational institution, whose membership typically consists only of students and/or alumni.