Germany: Three universities and two consortia join strategy to boost international competitiveness

News Tank Academic - Paris - News #456154 - Published on 06/10/26 at 17:21
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The German universities of Freiburg, Jena and Cologne have been named Universities of Excellence, as well as two consortia: Rhine-Main Universities, which includes the universities of Darmstadt, Frankfurt am Main and Mainz, and the Ruhr Innovation Lab of the universities of Bochum and Dortmund.

With them, a total of 15 universities and higher education consortia will receive funding as centres of excellence from 2027, the government announced on 05/10/2026.

The Universities of Excellence are part of the Excellence Initiative of the German Council of Science and Humanities and the German Research Foundation (DFG) to promote cutting-edge research, deepen cooperation between disciplines and institutions, strengthen international cooperation and enhance the international appeal of German…

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