Top-Level Research - Federal Government and Länder Allocate Billion-Dollar Funding at 43 Universities

Many universities can plan the coming years with additional funding. Within the framework of the "excellence strategy" research projects were selected at 43 universities.

The Federal Government and the Länder have announced the next funding projects for cutting-edge research at German universities. Within the framework of the so-called Excellence Strategy, projects were selected at 43 universities in 13 federal states, the Joint Science Conference and Federal Research Minister Bär announced.

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In addition to the four so-called Clusters of Excellence at the University of Hamburg (UHH), a cluster on materials research at the Technical University (TUHH) will also be supported in the next funding period of the Excellence Strategy of the Federal Government and the Länder.This was announced by the German Research Foundation and the Science Council in Bonn at the end of the selection process. Universität Hamburg Bodo Marks/dpa/Symbol Image T…

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The SPD has called on the state government to increase funding for higher education in Baden-Württemberg. Bundestag member Lina Seitzl from Konstanz said on Thursday that while the state's universities can hold their own in cutting-edge research, further investments are needed. The federal government has already pledged billions for university construction, and the state must now follow suit. Gabi Rolland, higher education policy spokesperson fo…