Digital Transformation and Growth in Germany’s Private Higher Education

Authors

  • Isak Frumin Constructor University
  • Alexander Kalgin Constructor University

Keywords:

Private Higher Education

Abstract

Private higher education in Germany is growing despite demographic challenges. This article examines the sector’s expansion, which is strongly driven by digitalization. Private institutions actively implement online education and use artificial intelligence, leveraging technology to improve efficiency and reduce costs of provision. The importance of universities of applied sciences focused on career-oriented programs is growing, too. Germany’s predominantly public higher education landscape is being reshaped in the context of dramatic technological change.

Author Biographies

Isak Frumin, Constructor University

Isak Frumin is professor and head of the Observatory of Higher Education Innovations at Constructor University (formerly Jacobs University Bremen), Germany. E-mail: ifrumin@constructor.university.

Alexander Kalgin, Constructor University

Alexander Kalgin is senior analyst at Constructor University Bremen, Germany. E-mail: akalgin@constructor.university.

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Published

2025-08-05

How to Cite

Frumin, I., & Kalgin, A. (2025). Digital Transformation and Growth in Germany’s Private Higher Education. International Higher Education, (122), 21–22. Retrieved from https://ejournals.bc.edu/index.php/ihe/article/view/20183

Issue

No. 122 (2025): Spring Issue

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Articles

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