Drawing lots no answer to chronic overcrowding

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All students with a school-leaving certificate in Germany are eligible for a university place. There are 850,000 places and 1.8 million students. The problems have been deepened by reunification and the recession. German students do not finish studying until they are in their late twenties, some claim this results in lack of competition with other European countries. A working party will report and suggest reforms to a meeting of ministers in summer 1993.

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Data bank bid to stop PhD fraud

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Manuel Theisen, a German academic is seeking a PhD register to combat the purchase of fraudulent titles. Academic titles can bring economic advantages and bestow prestige in Germany. brokers in Germany offer advice on selecting a topic, writers who will produce research, and supervisers who do not expose the fraud. The government argues that individual universities should tackle the problem. Fraud of this type is a criminal offense in Germany.

Colleges & Universities, Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools, Colleges and universities, Laws, regulations and rules, Universities and colleges, Doctor of philosophy degree

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