CHE University Ranking 2009/10

The University Ranking of the Centre for Higher Education development (CHE) helps those who want to start studying to find the right higher education institution.

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About Ranking method

http://ranking.zeit.de/che10/CHE_en?module=Show&tmpl=p500_das_ranking

Department wise ranking :

I have provided a subject wise link below. Follow the link for more details.

Electrical Engineering and Information Engineering

In electrical engineering and information technology, specialists are 34 universities in the comparison included. As indicators of research in this subject is the third-party accounts, the results of a bibliometric analysis, the number of promotions per year, and Information on the number of invention reports by scientists of the subject to Disposal. The reputation is informational expelled, but not in the formation of the Groups of strong research universities in Electrical Engineering and Information Technology included.

Funded accounts per year (€ million) to universities and third-party donors:

Universities

http://ranking.zeit.de/che10/CHE_en?module=Hitliste&do=show_l1&esb=9&hstyp=1

Universities of applied science

http://ranking.zeit.de/che10/CHE_en?module=Hitliste&do=show_l1&esb=9&hstyp=2

Mechanical-, Process- and Chemical Engineering

Universities

http://ranking.zeit.de/che10/CHE_en?module=Hitliste&do=show_l1&esb=10&hstyp=1

Universities of applied science

http://ranking.zeit.de/che10/CHE_en?module=Hitliste&do=show_l1&esb=10&hstyp=2

Industrial Engineering

Universities

http://ranking.zeit.de/che10/CHE_en?module=Hitliste&do=show_l1&esb=13&hstyp=1

Universities of applied science

http://ranking.zeit.de/che10/CHE_en?module=Hitliste&do=show_l1&esb=13&hstyp=2

Computer science

Universities

http://ranking.zeit.de/che10/CHE_en?module=Hitliste&do=show_l1&esb=1&hstyp=1

Universities of applied science

http://ranking.zeit.de/che10/CHE_en?module=Hitliste&do=show_l1&esb=1&hstyp=2

Civil Engineering

Universities

http://ranking.zeit.de/che10/CHE_en?module=Hitliste&do=show_l1&esb=8&hstyp=1

Universities of applied science

http://ranking.zeit.de/che10/CHE_en?module=Hitliste&do=show_l1&esb=8&hstyp=2

Process- and Chemical Engineering

Universities of applied science

http://ranking.zeit.de/che10/CHE_en?module=Hitliste&do=show_l1&esb=11&hstyp=2

For all other subjects......

http://ranking.zeit.de/che10/CHE_en?module=Fach&tmpl=p201_faecherliste

Please put your comment regarding my post.... :)

Mobile phone in Germany

There are four GSM companies operating in Germany, which are T-Mobile (D1), Vodafone(D2), O2 and EPLUS. And there are also many other service providers which buy service from these operators and sell them to customers with their own special offers.

You may already have a cell phone with your home country's GSM operator, but because of roaming prices, it will be a expensive choice to use them in Germany. So we assume that, you all want to have a German “handy”.

When you want to buy a service from one of these providers, first thing you have to decide is the type of your contract. You have two possibilities: you may choose to make a contract for two years, which also include cell phone for free or for very cheap prices, or you may have a prepaid contract.

• Mobile Phone with a Contract (Handy mit Vertrag)

These contracts are usually valid for two years. There are lots of opportunities but they are basically formed of starting price (Anschlusspreis), a monthly price (monatlich Preis)which usually includes free minutes, and after spending your free minutes additional minutes are charged depending on your contract tariff.

• Prepaid Contract

As you are probably familiar with the similar services in your own countries. In this type of contracts you pay nothing more than you speak. But there are also many tariff options for prepaid ones too. You can use your own cell phone with a prepaid contract in Germany

All these companies have special tariffs for students, which allow you have free minutes and a cell phone very cheaply. They often make special offers for a limited time. All you have to do is take all these criterion into consideration and decide the most suitable one for your own needs.

Source:

http://arcouncil.blogspot.com/search/label/Newbie-Guides

Learn German

As I have mentioned in my previous post, it is advisable to have some basic knowledge of German language before you arrive in Germany. Goethe Institute/Max Mueller Bhavans located in many major cities offer short and long term certificate courses in German language. For those who don't have Goethe Institute/Max Mueller Bhavan in your city, you can approach a private tutor or try learning the language through internet.

For those who want to learn German through internet, I am posting a few links which has excellent study material for both beginners as well as advanced learners. Happy learning :)

German is a very funny and unstructured language especially when compared to the highly structured nature of Indian languages!! Don't say this to a German :)

http://www.ielanguages.com/German.html - Good for beginners. This site also has a lot of links to other similar sites.

http://mariogerhardt.libsyn.com/ - Podcast of grammar lessons (I can see the grin on the faces of iPod owners :) )

http://www.deutsch-lernen.com/learn-german-online/beginners/summary.php - Good place for beginners

http://www.hueber.de/shared/uebungen/schritte/lerner/uebungen/index.php - Online exercise for basic to intermediate levels

http://www.dw-world.com/dw/0,,2548,00.html - Short audio lessons for beginners. Audio can be downloaded in MP3 format.

http://userweb.port.ac.uk/~joyce1/abinitio/ - Very good place to start. Lessons are published by a professor from University of Portsmouth, UK

http://www.hueber.de/sixcms/list.php?page=lernen_tana - Study material for A1, A2, B1 and B2 level exams conducted by Goethe Institute.

http://www.telc.net/index.php?id=129&L=4 - Sample question papers in PDF format for all levels of exam conducted by Goethe Institute.

http://www.hueber.de/seite/downloads_daf - Some downloadable study materials.

Some more websites suggested by Sameerr:

http://www.deutschseite.de/time-table/time-table.html - Good place for beginners

http://www.goethe-verlag.com/book2/EN/ENDE/ENDE002.HTM - Good place for beginners with audio lessons

http://german.about.com/library/anfang/blanfang_inhalt.htm - Basic lessons with audio

I will update this list if I come across any other good website offering free lessons in German.

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Welcome the new guest contributor to my blog

For those who have been following this blog from some time, if you're wondering who this new contributor is? Please welcome Sameerr. He will be the new guest contributor to my blog and he will provide us with some more valuable information and data available with him which he collected during his application process.

Thanks Sameerr for all the valuable information you will be posting in the future :)

Das Humboldt-Ranking-2006, For Engineering

What is the No. 1 address for top-flight foreign academics in Germany? The Humboldt Rankings are calculated on the number of research stays undertaken by fellows and award winners sponsored by the Foundation at German research institutes. From 2001 to 2005, there was a total of 4,943 long-term research stays by Humboldtians in Germany. Amongst scientists the Technical University in Munich takes first place. Heidelberg University comes second and Munich University third. In the humanities, law and social sciences most Humboldtians choose the Free University Berlin, followed by the Humboldt University Berlin and Munich University. In life sciences Munich University lies ahead, followed by Freiburg and Tübingen.

The most popular host for engineering is the Technical University Darmstadt, ahead of the Technical University Aachen and Stuttgart University which share second place.

Most Humboldtians choose to collaborate with a research partner at a university. The most successful non-university institution is the Fritz Haber Institute in Berlin which belongs to the Max Planck Society and hosted 58 visits.

"The Humboldt Rankings reveal which German institutions and disciplines are so good that they attract the best people to Germany on research visits", Secretary General Dr. Georg Schütte commented. "A top place in our rankings is also a seal of quality for the international status of German hosts. Germany's reputation abroad is much better than some of the pessimistic statements here at home would give you to believe", Schütte added. Details of the rankings at:

Source from :

http://www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/aktuelles/presse/pn_archiv_2006/2006_11.htm

http://www.tu9.de/media/img/designelemente/2007_Humboldt-Ranking.pdf

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Ranking of TU9 universities in the DFG Funding Ranking 2006

Excellent Research at TU9 Universities

The excellence of the TU9 universities is also reflected in their outstanding positions in a variety of rankings: TU9 universities are to be found at the top of the DFG ranking for research funding in engineering.

Four TU9 members are among the top ten for R & D funding in the 6th EU Research Framework Programme (RFP): Universität Karlsruhe (TH) with € 22 million, RWTH Aachen (€ 27.2 million), TU München (€ 28.5 million) and Universität Stuttgart with € 34.6 million.

TU9 universities are attractive to international scientists, as shown in the Humboldt Foundation ranking: Six TU9 universities are in the top 7 for engineering.

Source:

http://www.tu9.de/research/1505.php

http://www.tu9.de/media/docs/tu9/Platzierung_der_TU9_Universitaeten_im_DFG_Foerderranking_2006_ENG.pdf

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Scholarships Part II

This is a list of scholarships awarded by Indian firms/trusts/individuals for students of India.

J. N. Tata Endowment	Rotary Service center
Bombay House  24 HomiModi Street  Mumbai 400001  tata.com	Juhu Tara road  Mumbai 400049  Phone: 022 - 26609847  Fax: 022 - 26607217  www.rotary.org
AT&T Leadership Awards (For US only)	K. C. Mahindra Education Trust
Contact USEFI or email awards@attmail.com  Fax: (886) 2-2715-7013 (attn: AT&T Leadership Award)	Cecil Court, MahakaviBhushanMarg  Mumbai-400039
Mariwala Trust	R. D. Sethna Scholarship Fund
409 Shah and Nahar Industrial Estate  Dr E. Moses Road, Worli Naka  Mumbai-400018  Tel: (022) 4938307  Fax: (022) 4974704	Esplanade House  29 HazarimalSomaniMarg, Fort  Mumbai 400001  Phone: 022 - 22070764
Sahu Jain Trust	American Alumni Association
4thFloor, Times House 7  Bahadur Shah ZafarMarg  New Delhi-110002	C-VulcahInsuranceBuilding, VeerNariman Road  Opp: Churchgate Station  Mumbai 400020  Phone: 022 - 2821413  Fax: 022 - 2821485  eMail: aaa@indous.org
Lotus Trust:	The Fulbright Commission
Lotus House  Near Liberty Theater  6 New Marine Lines  Mumbai 400020	022-22624603 (Bombay)  044-28112049 (Chennai)  033-22881637 (Calcutta)  011-23328944 (Delhi)  eMail: info@fulbright-india.org  www.fulbright-india.org
Inlakhs Scholarships	Bai Shrinbai and Seth HorusjiMody Trust
Post Box No. 2108  C/O St. Stephen's College  New Delhi 110 007  eMail: inlaks@del2.vsnl.net.in  www.inlaksfoundation.org	C/O KapadiaDamania company  Bhupen Chambers  Dalal street  Mumbai - 400 001  Phone: 022 - 22673806
Shri BrihadBhartiyasamaj Scholarships	Currimiji JiwanjiMoriswala Charity Trust
ONLY given to candidates lacking in financial resources  Sri BrihadBhartiyasamaj  NKM International house  178, Backbay reclamation  Babubhai M. Chinaimarg  Mumbai 400020  Phone: 22020113	Trust 157 KaziSayeed Street  Bombay
Dawoodbhoy Fazalbhoy Muslim Educational Trust	Deccan Education Society - Foreign Scholarship Fund
DawodbhoyFazalbhoy  Muslim Educational Trust  42, Ibrahim Md. Merchant Road  DhadahKhadak  Mumbai 400029  Only for Muslims	Deccan Education Society  Pune
Ichalkaranji educational Endowement	Eduljee Dinshaw Trust
Yeshodham, 7  Tapobhuml Society  Near Kirloskar Press  MukundNagar  Pune - 9  Only for Maharastrians	Bombay University  M. G. Road  Mumbai 400 023
G. B. Kimaye Scholarship Fund	GSB Foreign Education Society
Trust c/o Director of Education Pune  Maharashtra	Trust ChikitsahaSamuha Building  Sadashiv Cross St.  Khadilkhar Road  Mumbai 400 004
H. C. J. Trust	Hinduja Foundation Trust
Readymoney Mansion  Veer Nariman Road  Mumbai	Hinduja House  Dr Annie Besant Road, Worli  Bombay 400 018
Homi Bhabha Foundation Trust	India Foundation (For Free Passage)
c/o National Centre for Performing Arts  Nariman Point  Mumbai 400021	Sakal Office Building  595 BudhawarPeth  Pune 411 002
Jain Educational Society Trust	Jivraj Mulukchand Shah Charitable Trust
c/o V. T. Sheth  14 Murzban Road, Fort  Mumbai 400 023	Trust VasantNivas  1st Babulnath Lane  Mumbai 400 007
K. C. Mahindra Education Trust	K. H. Goreganokar Charitable Trust
MahindraSpincer Building  15, J. N. HerediaMarg  Ballard Estate  Mumbai 400038	Trust RadhaNiwas  1st Babulnath Lane  Mumbai 400 017
Kasturbhai Walchand Trust	Lady MeherbaiTata Trust Bombay House
Construction House  Ballard Estate  Bombay 400039	HomiMody Street  Mumbai 400 020  Only for girls
Lila Poonawalla Foundation	Lokmanya Memorial Trust
C/o the Secretary  The White House, ModiBaug  University Road  Pune 411016  Only for girls	C/o Kesari Maratha Trust  Gaikwad Wada  Pune
M. G. Charitable Trust	Mafatlal Charity Trust
C/o M. S. Motichand & Company  United India Building  Sir P. M. Road  Fort Mumbai 400001	Mafatlal House  27 Veer Nariman Road  Mumbai 400 001
Maganlal VallabhdasMehta Trust	Maharatta Education Fund
C/o ShriGopaldas M. Shah  ChandraNivas  Opposite Prakash Picture  Andhari (East)  Mumbai 400058	MaharattaNiwas  219 Mowbrays Road  Chennai 600018
Mahindra Education Trust	Mariwala Trust Knamoor House
Trust Wavell House  15 Graham Road  Mumbai 400 023	5th Floor, 281/87  NarsiNatha Street  Near MasjidRly. Station  Mumbai 400 009
Marshal Charitable Foundation	Menekji & ShrinibaiNeterwalla Trust
2074506, Ellis Saroj  Savoy Chambers Ground Floor (Behind Excelsior Theatre)  5 Wallace Street  Mumbai 400001	Trust Liberty Building 4th Floor  New Marine Lines  Mumbai 400020
Nanikran Meghraj Trust	Oak Education Charity Trust
16 Kishore Building  521 Kalbadevi Road  Opp. Edward Cinema  Mumbai 400002	C/o R. V. Dongre  348 Lamington Road  Mumbai 400040
Paragon Charitable Trust	Pirojsha Godrej Foundation
90, Paragon Textile Mills  Opp century Mills  Near Mahindra Towers  Mumbai 400013  Phone: 2493 8599 or 2493 8752	4 A, Home Street, Fort  Mumbai 400 071  Phone: 56365656
HA Dubhash Charities	S. K. Patil Trust
Near Jehangir Art Gallery  Fort Mumbai 400 001	N. K. Mehta International House  178 Backbay Reclamation  Mumbai
S. V. Rajadhyaksha G. S. B. Foreign Education Society	Saifee Foundation Trust
ChikitshakaSasmuda Building  1st Khadilkar Road  Mumbai 400 004  For GSB community only	7 NajmuddinSaifeeMahal  Powai Road  Mumbai 400001  For Bohri Muslims only
Seth P. F. Davar Charitable Trust	Seth PuroshothamdasThakurdas Trust
c/o ParsiPanchayat Office  209 Dr D. N. Road, Fort  Mumbai 400001	Navsari Chambers  ThakurdasMarg  Mumbai 400001
Shri HatakeshAmbika Trust	Shri Ramakrishanan Shikshan Mandal
38 Noble Trust, 5th Road  Parsi Bazaar Street, Fort  Mumbai 400001	C/o Raghunath R. Narwane  Shastri Hall  Tardeo Road  Mumbai 400 007
Tata Chem Golden Jubilee Foundation	The V. C. VaidyaHundi Education Fund
Trust Bombay House  HomiMody Street  Mumbai 400 020	Managing Trustee  C/o New India Assurance Co. Ltd.  M. G. Road, Fort  Mumbai 400 001
Manekji & ShrinibaiNeterwalla Trust	Naina Parikh Education Trust
Liberty Building 4th Floor  New Marine Lines  Mumbai 400020	Vithaldas Chambers  Opp. State Bank  Bruce Street  Mumbai 400001
B. D. Bangur Endowment	Hinduja Foundation
Mumabi Office  C/O Graphite India Ltd.  Bakthwar Towers  Nariman Point  Mumbai	Hinduja House  Worli  Mumbai
Rameshwardas BirlaSmarakKosh	Sir VitthaldasThackersey
Hospital Avenue  Mumbai	2042441 Sir Vithaldas chambers  16 Apollo street  Near Mumbai house  Mumbai 400023
Shriyans Prasad charitable Trust	Somaiya Charitable Trust
2nd floor, Nirmal building  Nariman point  Mumbai 400021	c/o Godavari Sugar mills  Next to Davar's college, 3rd floor  Mumbai 400001
Jagjivan Vibbanji charitable trust	Maneckji and ShirinbaiNetterwalla foundation
Mann Mansion  ShaheedBhagatsingh road  Mumbai 400001	Sir VithaldasThackerseyMarg  Liberty building  Phone: 22017130  Fax: 22015895  Mumbai 400020
S. R. Bomanji Charitable trust	HASANBBHOY JEEJEEBHOUY TRUST
60 FORBES STREET  Mumbai 400001	2618446 BALLARD HOUSE  ADI MARZBAN PATH  BALLARD ESTATE  Mumbai 400039
ESSAR Scholarships	G. D. GOKHALE TRUST
CORPORATE COMMUNICATION DEPT.  INVESTORS RELATIONS GROUP  PLOT NO. 82, SURVEY 104  LAXMI UMAJI GADKARI MARG  ANIK CHEMBUR  Mumbai	90 MUMBAI CHEMICALS  5TH FLOOR  MANKECJI WADIA BLDG  Near CHICAGO ROAD  Mumbai
Aga Khan Foundation	Shambhekar Trust
Diamond Jubilee Trust  Aga Hall  Nezbitt Road  Mumbai  For Khoja Muslims only	UdyogBhavan  Tilak road  Pune 411002
Hargobind Foundation Medical Fellowships	Agatha Harrison Memorial Fellowship
PO Box No 11703  Nariman point  Mumbai	Scholarships The Ministry of Education and Social Welfare  Dept. of Education  E. S. 5 Section Room No. 517  B Wing, ShastriBhavan  New Delhi 110001
Charanjiv Charitable Trust	Citibank Cambridge Scholarships
Charanjiv Charitable Trust	Cambridge Commonwealth Trust (TPG)  C/o the Nehru Trust for Cambridge University  Teen MurtiMarg  New Delhi 110011
Dr Amedkar Overseas Fellowships	Dr P. N. Behl Foundation Scholarships
Dr Ambedkar Foundation  25 Ashoka Road  New Delhi 110 001	Dr P. N. Behl Foundation  N Block  Opposite of Lady ShriRam College for Women  Greater Kailash  New Delhi 110048
Raunaq Education Foundation	S. J. Jindal Trust
Rannag Management and Personnel Consultancy Services  17 Parliament Street  New Delhi 110011	Jindal Trust, 1/6 - B  Asaf Ali Road  New Delhi 110001
Sahu Jain Trust Trust	Aga Khan Foundation
Times of India House  4th Floor  7 BahadurshaZafarMarg  New Delhi 110003	Sarojini house 2nd floor  6 bhawandas road  Phone: 23782157 / 73 / 85  Fax: 23782174  New Delhi 110001
Janaki Ramachandran Educational Trust	Jeppiaar Educational Trust
483 3045 31 Doraisamy Road  Chennai 600026	JeppiaarNagar  Phone: 2496 1179  Chennai 600 119  eMail: jprsatyua@vsnl.com
Maharatta Education Fund	MGR Memorial Charitable Trust
The Hon. Secretary  MaharattaNiwas  219 Mowbrays Road  Chennai 600018  India Professional and Technical Studies for Marathi speaking students in South India	MGR Memorial House  27 Arcot Street  Phone: 2435 9094  Chennai 600017  eMail: mgr@vsnl.com  education.vsnl.com
The Tamil Nadu Educational Trust	Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Charity Trust
Rajah Annamalai Building  18-A Marshall's Road  Egmore  Chennai 600008	ShethLalbhai  DalpatbhaiVanda  Pankornaka  Ahmadabad 380001
H. E. H. The Nizam Charitable Trust	Neichu Foundation
Trust HaveliManjili Begum  Shah Ali Banda  Hyderabad 500002	The Managing Trustee Neichu Foundation  C/O Needle Industries Ltd.  Nilgris  TamilNadu 643243
Birla Education trust	ITC limited
Pilani  Rajasthan	Virginia house  37 Chowringhee lane  Calcutta 700071

As you can see, majority of the scholarships listed above do not have a dedicated website or atleast an e-mail ID. They still rely on snail mail for receiving requests and the applications. Candidates need to factor in sufficient time to ensure that the snail mail reaches well within the deadline.

This list is by no means exhaustive. Readers are welcome to leave any additional information they have in the form of a comment. If the data is authentic I will add the information in this post and the person who left the comment will receive duehis share of credit!

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