The German Research

Landscape and Funding Opportunities

Academia Sinica, Taipei, 18 June 2012

Dr. Stefanie Eschenlohr ( 徐言 )German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Taipei

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Content

The German Research Landscape

Current Developments in Science and Research

Funding Opportunities

The German Research Landscape

Research at institutions of Higher Education

Non-university research facilities

Industrial research

Different players

Higher Education Institutions

Institutions of Higher Education

105 universities (including Technical Universities )

211 Universities of Applied Sciences (only applied research in close cooperation with industry )

Features of German universities

Unity of research and teaching

Broad range of subjects

Theoretical orientation of research

German institutions are mostly “public” (國立 ) and administered by the 16 “Laender”.

Source: Federal Statistical Office (May, 2011)

There is no Federal Ministry of Education

German universities enjoy high degree of autonomy

Rules and regulations differ from state to state and university to university!

Tution fees for first degree only in Bavaria and Niedersachsen

Higher Education Institutions

Education in Germany is administered by the individual federal states!

German research universities – a word

on global rankings German universities don‘t rank top in international rankings:

THEWUR 2010:

U Goettingen 43, LMU Muenchen 61, Heidelberg 83; 14 German universities among „top 200“ (71 USA, 29 UK, 11 Netherlands)

ARWU 2010:

LMU Muenchen 52, TU Muenchen 56, Heidelberg 63, Goettingen/Bonn 93 39 German universities among top 500

German research universities – a word

on global rankings

A few comments:

Rankings focus on whole institutions not on fields;German institutions often have strengths in some specialized areas Non-university research is not included in rankings. 16 Nobel-Prize from Max Planck-Institutes since 1948; 35 MPG-researchers are included in ISI-list of most cited scientists.

Only publications in English language in internationally refereed journals are considered (Engineering, social sciences often published in German)

Germany is a leading nation in patents and export of high-tech products

German Universities - National

Research Rankings

German University Research/Excellence Ranking: www.che-ranking.de:Project CHE Excellence Ranking: a university ranking for a selected group of European universities for the subjects: biology, chemistry, economy, psychology, Math, physics, political Science

http://www.excellenceranking.org/eusid/EUSID

Humboldt-Foundation Ranking (Ranking of German universities/ research institutions that are most attractive to Humboldtians international scientists) http://www.humboldt-foundation.de/web/press-release-2009-20.html

DFG-Funding Ranking (based on DFG-funding granted to universities)For institutions and specific subject areas. www.dfg.de

Excellent non-university research

institutions

Max Planck Society www.mpg.de

Helmholtz Association of National Research Centres www.helmholtz.de

Leibniz Association www.wgl.de

Fraunhofer Gesellschaft www.fraunhofer.de

Max Planck Society www.mpg.de

The Max Planck Society (MPG) is an independent, non-profit research organisation named after the world-famous physicist Max Planck (1858–1947).

With its focus on basic research in the natural sciences and humanities, the MPG complements research projects at universities. The MPG is well-known for its excellence in research.

Seventeen scientists at the MPG have received the Nobel Prize.

Facts and Figures:

80 institutes and research centres

Staff: 16,873

Budget: 1.5 billion €

Research budget (Source: MPG)Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine in Münster

Excellent non-university research institutions

Helmholtz Association of National Research Centres www.helmholtz.de

The Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres provides top scientific achievements to society, science and industry for addressing the major challenges of today.

The Helmholtz Association is the largest scientific organisation in Germany. Its work follows the tradition of the great natural scientist Hermann von Helmholtz (1821–1894).

Scientists in 18 Helmholtz Centres work on a wide variety of topics in areas ranging from health, the environment and energy to fundamental research such as elementary particlephysics.

Facts and Figures

18 research centres

Staff: 31,745

Budget: 3.4 billion €

Research Budget (Source: Helmholtz)Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY

A Research Centre of the Helmholtz Association

Excellent non-university research institutions

Fraunhofer Gesellschaft www.fraunhofer.de

Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics (ITWM) Kaiserslautern

The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft conducts applied research for both private and public enterprises, as well as for the general benefit of the public.

The association takes its name from Joseph von Fraunhofer (1787–1826), the illustrious Munich researcher, inventor and entrepreneur.

The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft is the largest organisation for applied research in Europe. It conducts research under contract for industry, the service sector and public administration and also offers information and services.

Facts and Figures

80 research facilities

Staff: 18,000

Budget: 1.6 billion €

Research Budget (Source: Fraunhofer)

Excellent non-university research institutions

Leibniz Association www.wgl.de

The Leibniz Association is the umbrella organisation for 86 research institutions which address scientific issues of importance to society as a whole.

The Leibniz Institutes conduct research and provide infrastructure for science and research and perform research-based services – liaison, consultation, transfer – for the public, policy-makers, academia and business.

The Berlin Museum for Natural History (Museum für Naturkunde), one of the ten largest scientific collections in the world, is a prominent example of a Leibniz Association member.

Facts and Figures:

86 institutes and research facilities

Staff: 16,800

Budget: 1.4 billion €

Research Budget (Source: Leibniz)Research Institute and Museum for Natural History Berlin

Excellent non-university research institutions

Federal research institutions/Departmental research(40 institutes funded by the Federal Ministries, staff: 19,000)

“Länder” institutions(118 research organisations funded by Germany’s federal states/“Länder”, staff: 4,000)

Academies of Science(about 10 publicly funded organisations)

Excellent non-university research institutions

Intensive Industrial Research

Almost 70% of the research investments in Germany are spent by the industrial sector (approx. 45 billion euros)

Numerous industrial research facilities and companies are closely cooperating with universities and other research institutions (networks and clusters)

The German Federation of Industrial Research Associations (AiF) promotes research and development in all industry sectors

Industries strong in research: Automobile industry, electrical engineering, chemical industry and mechanical engineering

Expenditure on Research

and Development

Research expenditure 2009 (in total): 66,7 billion euros

Max Planck Society

Helmholtz Association

Fraunhofer -Gesellschaft

Leibniz Association

other public or privateresearch institutes

Universities

Industry

67,5 %

17,6 %

Source: Federal Statistical Office (preliminary numbers for 2009)

Basic and Applied Research

Applied Research

Basic Research

PublicFunding

PrivateFunding

Max Planck Society

Leibniz Association

Helmholtz Association

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft

Industry

Universities

Content

1. The German Research Landscape – Overview

2. Current Developments in Science and Research

High-Tech-Strategie launched by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research …

to encourage the development of lead markets, enhance cooperation between science and industry, and improve framework conditions for innovations

Definition of 5 lead markets and priorities

Climate and Energy

Health and Nutrition

Mobility

Security

Communications

Current Developments in Science and Research

Source: Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)

Current Developments in Science and Research

Which projects are currently funded by DFG?Get an overview on Clusters of Excellence, Research Centres, Collaborative Research Centres, Research Training Groups ….

20 new Collaborative Research Centres were established in May 2012, e.g:

And more … http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-05/df-de2052912.php

http://gepris.dfg.de/gepris

Current Developments in

Research and Science

Objectives:

Promote top-level research

Improve the quality of German universities and research institutions

Increase Germany’s international competitiveness

Financial background:

Total of 1.9 billion euros in the first programme phase between 2006 and 2012

A further 2.7 billion euros in the second phase until 2017

Source: German research Foundation (DFG)

Excellence Initiative

Excellence Initiative

9 German universities with excellent future concepts

LMU Munich

TU Munich

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Free University of Berlin

RWTH Aachen

University of Göttingen

University of Heidelberg

University of Freiburg

University of Konstanz

Excellence Initiative

3 project-oriented funding lines:

Research schools for young scientists offering structured PhD programmes in excellent research environments

39 graduate schools

Excellence clusters establishing internationally visible and competitive research beacons at universities

37 excellence clusters

Future concepts for top-class research at universities to further enhance the profile of the selected universities

9 future concepts

Source: German research Foundation (DFG)

Content

Funding Opportunities

Current Developments in Science and Research

The German Research Landscape