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Max Planck SocietyMax Planck Society
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The Max Planck SocietyResearch at the Frontier of Knowledge
“Knowledge must precede application.”(Max Planck)
• Advancing Innovative and InterdisciplinaryResearch at the Frontier of Knowledge
Research activities are• knowledge driven, i.e.oriented towards basic research,• open to application, and• established in selected innovative areas
• Providing Competitive Research Conditionsfor Excellent Researchers
• Promoting Young Researchers and International Cooperation
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The Max Planck Society …• runs 78 research institutes and units, which are headed
by 260 scientific directors,- about 27 % of them being foreign citizens –
• has 12,400 staff members on its pay roll- among them 4,300 scientists -- about 26 % of them being foreigners- about 66 % of them holding time limited contracts,
• in addition hosts 10,900 junior and guest scientists,- about 50 % of them being foreigners –
• manages an annual budget of more than € 1.3 billion.
Facts and FiguresFacts and Figures
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Locations of the 78 MPIs
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Scientific Sections
Chemistry, Physics, and Technology Section(50 % of MPG Budget)
Biology and Medicine Section(38 % of MPG Budget)
Humanities Section(12 % ob MPG Budget)
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Junior and Guest Scientists at the Max Planck Institutes in 2005
Junior and Guest Scientists at the Max Planck Institutes in 2005
2335
98
3790
2211
1038
1429
student assistants bachelors Ph.D. students
post-docs research scholars guest scientists
Total number: 10,901
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Internationalization: Key Figures
Personnel (2005)
Share of foreign citizens among all staff members: 13 %
Share of foreign citizens among staff scientists: 27 %
Share of foreign citizens among institute directors: 24 %
Number of foreign visiting researchers (2005): 5,498
Share of foreign citizens among Ph.D. Students: 47 %
International scientific co-operation 2004
1,684 Projects including 4,247 partners in 96 countries
Joint research facilities managed in co-operation with foreignpartner organisations (e.g. astronomy)
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International Visiting Researchers 2005(Student assistants, Ph.D. students, post-docs, research scholars
and guest-scientists)
International Visiting Researchers 2005(Student assistants, Ph.D. students, post-docs, research scholars
and guest-scientists)
1905
69
75
80
166
179
214
335
415
420
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492
544
602
0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500
Israel
Canada
Australia
Africa
Japan
Other European countries
Central and South America
India
USA
Other Asian countries
Eastern Europe
Russia
China
EU member states
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Visiting Researchersfrom EuropeVisiting Researchersfrom Europe
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255
1558
3086
33
51
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19630363
27840
49 100 79
91
38
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89
16
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13438
96
146
29
130
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544EU-25: 1,905
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International Leadership
262 Institute Directors (October 2006), among them 72 Foreigners (= 27,5 %) coming from 24 Countries
Nationality Country of OriginUSA 14 USA 45 A 7 CH 8GB 9 GB 8CH 7 NL 7
(27 D)
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Max Planck Partner Groups (36 world wide)
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Conclusions
1. Driving Force: Individual Career Development2. Attracting Factor: Excellent Research Environment
1. + 2.: Added Value/Mutual Benefit
3. Return Incentives: Partner Groups(Career Development "at home")
4. Networking: Sustainable Relations
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The Max Planck Society
Dr. Berthold NeizertHead of DivisionInternational RelationsMax-Planck-GesellschaftHofgartenstrasse 880539 MuenchenTel: +49 89 2108 1270Fax: +49 89 2108 1451Email: [email protected]
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International Visiting Researchers (2005)
1,90575
420
52
93
62 13 80
602 179
544
69
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