Merkel got bad marks for Marx
Chancellor Angela Merkel reportedly got poor grades in her obligatory Marxism-Leninism course during her doctoral studies in communist East Germany.
Police clear out protesting students
The directors of Munich's Ludwig Maximilian University (LMU) asked the police to end a six-week student sit-in in one of their lecture halls. The students had previously accused the directors of starving them out.
Student sit-ins continue through Christmas
Students in Berlin and Potsdam have continued their occupation of university auditoriums over the Christmas holidays, a spokesman for the protestors said Friday.
Student protests prod officials toward education reforms
The massive student protests across Germany this week appear to have prodded officials to undertake educational reforms, including changes to bachelor's programmes and financial aid.
Around 100 professors investigated in 'bribes for doctorate' probe
Around 100 university professors across the country are under investigation for taking bribes in return for âhelpingâ students get doctorates, it has emerged.
Survey finds nerds get laid later in life
A new study by an online dating site has fuelled the popular belief that those with academic ambitions are more likely to hit the books than slip under the sheets.
German students increasingly unpolitical and reactionary
Germanyâs students are less politically-engaged and more reactionary than ever before, according to a study conducted by the University of Constance for the Ministry of Education.
Merkel calls for more flexibility in education
Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday said the German educational system must become âmore porousâ so as to allow greater mobility for students.