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Study and research in Germany

Research in Germany

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Photo: Helmholtz GemeinschaftGermany has an efficient and highly-differentiated science and research system. Besides the research universities, research is also actively performed by four efficient science and research organisations, further state (public) and private research centres plus around 260 specialised universities and universities of applied sciences. All in all, there are around 750 state-financed research institutions in Germany, plus research and development centres run by industrial corporations.


Germany's strengths as a research location are

  • the high-quality scientific infrastructure and equipment available to the research centres,
  • the well-qualified scientists and researchers, technicians and laboratory staff,
  • the close interlinking of large-scale research facilities with European and worldwide partners (ITER; ILL; ESRF; JET; SLAC),
  • and a generally increasing level of internationalisation.

Higher Education Institutions

Germany has one of the best higher education systems in the world. 372 higher education institutions, of which 123 are universities and equivalent institutions plus 197 universities of applied sciences (Fachhochschulen). 46 higher education institutions are particularly strong in research. Building on the principle of the "unity of research and teaching", Germany's universities are not only teaching establishments for students, but also centres of top-flight scientific research. This would be not be possible without academics, researchers and scientists, research organisations and institutes, at home and abroad, engaging in intensive cooperation with each other. The universities are funded by the state (public) and by foundations. They also carry out externally-funded research contracts ("third party" or "contract" research) within the scope of appropriate agreements.

The Fraunhofer Society

The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (FhG) – more than 80 research units, including 58 Fraunhofer Institutes – carries out applied research of direct value to private and public enterprise and of wide benefit to society. Fraunhofer research ranges from next generation internet, augmented reality and virtual factories through to mechatronics and energy technologies. Around 90% of its research budget is acquired by contract research.
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Max Planck Society

More than 4,000 scientists and scholars conduct projects at ca. 80 research institutes of the Max Planck Society (MPG). They perform basic research of the highest quality at the frontiers of knowledge, and provide competitive research conditions for excellent scientists from all over the world. The main research fields are Biosciences, Neurosciences, Cognitive Sciences, Physics, Chemistry, Astronomy, Geosciences, Computer Sciences, Social and Cultural Sciences. Since 1948 16 Max Planck Society researchers have been awarded a Nobel Prize.
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Helmholtz Association

The Helmholtz Association of 15 national research centres develop and operate large-scale research facilities and the corresponding scientific infrastructure available to national and international research teams. For example, the German Electron Synchrotron, with its specialist focus on particle physics, and the Society for Heavy Ion Research (GSI) in Darmstadt offer the very best conditions for high-energy researchers. Helmholtz works in six research fields: Energy, Earth and Environment, Health, Key Technologies, Structure of Matter, and Transport and Space.
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Leibniz Association

The 84 institutes of the Leibniz Association carry out demand-oriented and interdisciplinary research. Numerous cooperation agreements exist with industry, the public administration, and politics; the Leibniz Association also cooperates closely with universities. Research fields range from Arts, Humanities and Education, Economic and Social Sciences, Life Sciences, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Engineering and Environmental Research.
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Research Funding "Made in Germany"

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Universität

"Universität" means university and is used for research universities (wissenschaftliche Hochschulen) that offer a broad range of subjects (like arts and humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, economics and business administration, law, medicine). These institutions confer doctorates. The strong research focus benefits students in their training. Please note, however, that English texts often use the term "university" generically, i.e. to cover all kinds of higher education institutions, for example, universities of the arts, universities of applied sciences, universities of education, etc.

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Date: 2009-01-09