Research in Germany
Germany 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 700 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. 365 higher education
institutions, of which 122
are universities and equivalent
institutions plus 191 universities
of applied sciences (Fachhochschulen).
42 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.
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