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Subjects Taught at Freie Universität Berlin Ranked High in New CHE University Ranking

One Third of the Subjects Were Reassessed

№ 103/2012 from May 02, 2012

Freie Universität Berlin performed very well in the most recent university ranking by the Center for Higher Education (CHE). New good results were achieved in physics. In computer science, mathematics, Earth sciences, and pharmacy, Freie Universität’s good performance in previous evaluations was reinforced and improved by additional criteria.

In the CHE rankings, each year a third of the subjects is newly evaluated. The subjects evaluated this year were biology, physics, chemistry, Earth science, geography, mathematics, computer science, pharmacy, medicine, dentistry, nursing science, and sport science. According to information provided by CHE, more than 300 colleges and universities in Germany and selected universities in Austria, Switzerland, and the Netherlands were surveyed. The rankings evaluate facts about studying, teaching, the facilities and equipment, and research, as well as judgments made by 250,000 students.

For the following subjects, Freie Universität is represented in the top groups of the various assessment criteria (indicators):

Subject: Chemistry
  • Publications per professor
  • Inventions per 10 scientists
  • Involvement of students in teacher evaluations
Subject: Geography
  • Third-party funds per scientist
  • Doctorates per professor
Subject: Earth Sciences
  • Support for students when going abroad
  • Career orientation and practical relevance
  • E-Learning
Subject: Computer Science
  • Third-party funds per scientist
  • Doctorates per professor
Subject: Mathematics
  • Study organization
  • Publications per professor
  • Third-party funds per scientist
  • Doctorates per professor
Subject: Medicine (Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin)*
  • Third-party funds per scientist
  • Research reputation

*Students' judgments were not included

Subject: Pharmacy
  • Publications per professor
  • IT Infrastructure
  • Rooms
  • Research orientation
  • Equipment in training labs
Subject: Physics
  • Study organization
  • Inventions per 10 scientists
  • IT Infrastructure
Subject: Dentistry
  • Doctorates per professor

More reviews of subjects at Freie Universität in the top group of the CHE rankings (subjects not newly reviewed in 2012):

Subject: English Language and Literature/American Studies
  • Third-party funds per academic
  • Doctorates per professor
  • Research reputation
  • Courses offered
  • E-Learning
  • IT Infrastructure
Subject: Business Administration
  • Internationally visible publications
  • Employability rating for master's
Subject: Education
  • Doctorates per professor
  • Overall study situation
  • Support
  • Third-party funds per academic
  • Research reputation
  • Study organization
  • Rooms
  • IT Infrastructure
Subject: German Studies
  • Overall study situation
  • Support from teachers
  • Doctorates per professor
  • Research reputation
  • Study organization
  • Courses offered
  • Career orientation and practical relevance of course
  • E-Learning
  • IT Infrastructure
Subject: Communication Studies / Journalism
  • Third-party funds per academic
Subject: Political Science
  • Third-party funds per academic
  • Research reputation
  • Doctorates per professor
  • Internationally visible publications per professor
Subject: Psychology
  • Academic publications
  • Doctorates per professor
  • IT Infrastructure
  • Support for students for stays abroad
Subject: Law
  • Support for students for stays abroad
  • IT Infrastructure
  • Percentage of students between the 5th and 12th semesters who attend private coaching classes
Subject: Romance Languages
  • Third-party funds per academic
  • International orientation
  • Doctorates per professor
  • Research reputation
  • E-Learning
  • IT Infrastructure
Subject: Economics
  • Internationally visible publications per professor
  • Doctorates per professor
  • Publications per professor

The CHE University Rankings are documented online at www.zeit.de/hochschulranking.