https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed In a new global ranking of higher education institutions released on Tuesday, German universities ranked among the world’s very best, performing particularly well in the sciences. https://www.thelocal.de/20171024/german-universities-among-worlds-best-for-science-subjects Tue, 24 Oct 2017 13:30:41 +0200 german-universities-among-worlds-best-for-science-subjects 20 German universities are currently among the 200 most prestigious in the world, according to a renowned ranking released on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20170905/tenth-of-worlds-most-reputable-universities-are-in-germany Tue, 05 Sep 2017 17:01:00 +0200 tenth-of-worlds-most-reputable-universities-are-in-germany Six German universities are currently among the 100 most prestigious in the world, according to a reputed ranking released on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20170614/these-are-the-german-universities-with-the-best-global-reputation Wed, 14 Jun 2017 20:03:57 +0200 these-are-the-german-universities-with-the-best-global-reputation With Spanish dominating US language instruction and Chinese classes on the rise, are American schoolchildren still bothering to learn German? Miriam Widman reports. https://www.thelocal.de/20110601/35377 Wed, 01 Jun 2011 09:46:00 +0200 35377 A teenage girl is on the run on Monday after attacking a fellow student in Sankt Augustin near Bonn. She apparently planned to burn the school down. https://www.thelocal.de/20090511/19203 Mon, 11 May 2009 20:05:00 +0200 19203 German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on a visit to Vietnam on Friday that Berlin will greatly expand its economic and educational presence in the country. https://www.thelocal.de/20080229/10425 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:46:00 +0100 10425