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
- Third-party funds per scientist
- Doctorates per professor
- Support for students when going abroad
- Career orientation and practical relevance
- E-Learning
- Third-party funds per scientist
- Doctorates per professor
- Study organization
- Publications per professor
- Third-party funds per scientist
- Doctorates per professor
- 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
- Study organization
- Inventions per 10 scientists
- IT Infrastructure
- 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
- Internationally visible publications
- Employability rating for master's
- Doctorates per professor
- Overall study situation
- Support
- Third-party funds per academic
- Research reputation
- Study organization
- Rooms
- IT Infrastructure
- 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
- Third-party funds per academic
- Third-party funds per academic
- Research reputation
- Doctorates per professor
- Internationally visible publications per professor
- Academic publications
- Doctorates per professor
- IT Infrastructure
- Support for students for stays abroad
- Support for students for stays abroad
- IT Infrastructure
- Percentage of students between the 5th and 12th semesters who attend private coaching classes
- Third-party funds per academic
- International orientation
- Doctorates per professor
- Research reputation
- E-Learning
- IT Infrastructure
- Internationally visible publications per professor
- Doctorates per professor
- Publications per professor