There is green and there is white genetic engineering. One manipulates the genetic make-up of plants, the other that of microorganisms – just as people want it. But not everyone wants this. Many resist this technology which creates new things without knowing what the consequences will be, while others love its apparently inexhaustible creative potential. The new Genetic Engineering Act helps neither side.Lue lisää ...
German universities are particularly worried about losing some of their best young talent to a brain drain. Klaus Wehrle, one of the ones who came back, talks of the charms and risks of an academic career.Lue lisää ...
On behalf of the German federal and regional governments it distributes more than EUR 1.2 billion to all kinds of research projects every year. Those who wish to receive funding have to participate in a sophisticated and globally recognised review process. Here we give a look behind the scenes of Germany’s largest funding organisation.Lue lisää ...
Throughout Germany, pupils, parents and teachers are complaining about the knock-on effects of ‘G8’. This fast-track abitur (equivalent to A-levels) means covering too much material in too little time. Does G8 mean frustration instead of satisfaction?Lue lisää ...
More than ten per cent of all German schoolchildren come from a different ethnic background, but less than one per cent of their teachers. German educational policy is now trying to woo more educators who have also been through the immigration experience in the hope of improving educational opportunities for everybody.Lue lisää ...
As if a taboo has been broken: for the first time, the German universities have been faced with a direct comparison of their research capacities. International experts selected the best ones, the most promising candidates to compete in the world league.Lue lisää ...
Starting in the school year 2010/2011, uniform standards of education will be introduced for sixth form students throughout Germany (years 12 to 13). This was decided by the Conference of German Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs at the end of October 2007. But what exactly are uniform educational standards, and why are they being introduced?Lue lisää ...
