Rector Reese shines: 10th place at the DHV ranking 2025!

Rector Reese shines: 10th place at the DHV ranking 2025!

Siegen, Deutschland - Prof. Dr. Stefanie Reese, Rector of the University of Siegen, made tenth place in the election for the "Rector 2025" of the German University Association (DHV). In this survey, 84 percent of the participants made a positive assessment. The election is carried out annually among the members of the DHV and includes rectors and rectors who have received at least 30 reviews. A total of 38 members of the DHV were interviewed, of which almost 32 percent Reese considered the "ideal occupation". They rated 39.5 percent as "very good" and 13 percent as "rather good" cast. This information was published by the University of Siegen in a current message .

The survey shows a remarkable commitment of the members of the DHV, because a total of 3,527 participated. Prof. Dr. is a leader in the ranking Manfred Bayer, Rector of the TU Dortmund, who received the title "Rector of the Year" for the second time in a row. This year the award was awarded for the seventeenth time. Bayer achieved the best rating with a grade of 1.45, with 68.4 percent of the voters called him "the ideal occupation". This is reported by the news agency IDW, which refers to an online survey, in which 3,026 scientists participated .

The placements and ratings

Places two and three in the ranking, Prof. Dr. Susanne Menzel-Riedl, President of the University of Osnabrück, and Prof. Dr. Kai Fischbach, President of the University of Bamberg. While Menzel-Riedl received a grade of 1.79, Fischbach achieved a grade of 1.82. Prof. Dr. Hauke Heekeren from the University of Hamburg and Prof. Dr. Birgitta Wolff from the University of Wuppertal completed the ranking in places four and five with grades of 1.93 and 2.06. The average grade of all rectors evaluated was 2.83, which corresponds to you "satisfactory plus". There were positive feedback in particular for the university lines, while critical feedback on those in the back ranks were expressed.

The DHV has over 33,500 members and is the central professional representative of the scientists in Germany. The results of this survey are published in the March issue of the specialist journal "Research & Teaching". The award for Prof. Dr. Manfred Bayer will be awarded in Berlin as part of the gala of German science on March 31, 2025.

The university ranking and its meaning

In addition to the elections of the DHV, there are various university ranking that shape the image of the university landscape in Germany. The International Ranking Expert Group (IREG) has developed principles for the evaluation of universities that are intended to set international minimum standards. Rankings like the che university ranking attract great attention every year and evaluate a variety of subjects. In 2023, among other things, the subjects of biochemistry, biology, chemistry, geography, computer science and medicine .

The importance of such rankings is reflected in the continuous development and refinement of the evaluation criteria. Based on the rankings, students, researchers and academic institutions can compare the quality and attractiveness of universities and thus make sound decisions.