The My University website is not unique – the Germans have been doing it for years.
The federal government is considering emulating a German website that allows potential university students to compare universities based on subject, institution or city in which they wish to study. The German DAAD CHE - or German Academic Exchange Service - which ranks universities in three broad groups via subject using prioritised topics input by the user, could provide the basis for the My University website, announced by education minister Julia Gillard last week. The 19 topics are arranged in six categories: academic studies and teaching; equipment; study overseas opportunities; graduate...
