An article in the Chronicle of Higher Education discusses a recent study tour of CFOs of U.S. higher education institutions to Germany to explore the lean operations of Germany’s universities. 

"Organized by the Institute of International Education and the German-American Fulbright Commission and billed as a showcase in how to "do more with less," the group toured a variety of higher-education institutions in Berlin and other cities... In all, the Americans did find German universities to be more efficient than their U.S. counterparts." 

Read the full article at: 

www.chronicle.com/article/American-Administrators-Get a/135738/?key=Gzp3JwRsMCpLZHozY25LYT5QPyRpY04janNJPnIjblpUFA%3D%3D.