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University and Extra-university Research in Germany

University and Extra-university Research in Germany. IRASA Conference, Berlin, 21 August 2014 Christoph Mühlberg, Division of International Cooperation , DFG Bonn. Research in Germany. Research Performance. Research Performing Institutions. The German Research Landscape

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University and Extra-university Research in Germany

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  1. University and Extra-university Research in Germany IRASA Conference, Berlin, 21 August 2014 Christoph Mühlberg, Division of International Cooperation, DFG Bonn

  2. Research in Germany Research Performance Berlin, 21 August 2014 - Christoph Mühlberg, Division of International Cooperation, DFG Bonn

  3. Research PerformingInstitutions The German Research Landscape • The Universities • Fourindependentnational organisationsofextra-university research • Max Planck Society, MPG – 78 institutes • Leibniz Association, WGL – 89 institutes • Helmholtz Association, HGF – 18 researchcentres • Fraunhofer Association, FhG – 67 institutes 3. Research institutesdependentfromfederalgovernmentdepartments („Ressortforschung“) - 60 institutes Berlin, 21 August 2014 - Christoph Mühlberg, Division of International Cooperation, DFG Bonn

  4. German Research LandscapeDifferent Players: public – private sector Berlin, 21 August 2014 - Christoph Mühlberg, Division of International Cooperation, DFG Bonn

  5. The German Rectors‘ Conference German Rectors‘ Conference (HRK): The voluntary association of state and state-recognized universities and other institutions of higher education in Germany. The HRK’s member institutionsaccount for 94 per cent of students in Germany. Berlin, 21 August 2014 - Christoph Mühlberg, Division of International Cooperation, DFG Bonn

  6. The German Higher Education System Typesof Higher Education Institutions • 110 Universities and Technical Universities • 226 Universities of Applied Sciences, „Fachhochschulen“ • 58 Colleges of Art and Music Altogether394 institutions of higher education (predominantly state institutions; 116 private universities, but only 5.3 % of all enrolled students study at private universities, usually with limited range of subjects) Berlin, 21 August 2014 - Christoph Mühlberg, Division of International Cooperation, DFG Bonn

  7. The Max Planck Society The Max-Planck-Gesellschaft fortheadvancementofscienceswas foundedin 1948 Itisthesuccessororganization to theKaiser-Wilhelm-Gesellschaftwhich was founded in 1911 • Max Planck, 1858 -1947 • Founderofthe Quantum Theory,Nobel Prize 1918 Berlin, 21 August 2014 - Christoph Mühlberg, Division of International Cooperation, DFG Bonn

  8. Mission andGuidingPrinciplesoftheMax Planck Society • Basic Research atcutting-edge, curiosity-drivenandqualityoriented • Autonomy, wherescientistsdecideupon science • „Harnack Principle“: People not programs • Flexible, dynamic, interdisciplinaryMPIs • Long-term trustsystemswithsignificantcorefundingfor high-riskprojects • Quality assurancebypeers Berlin, 21 August 2014 - Christoph Mühlberg, Division of International Cooperation, DFG Bonn

  9. MPG - Facts & Figures The Max Planck Society has a total workforce of 21.640 employees, including 5.500 scientistsand 4.642 guest scientists and grantholders. 21.640 1.599,4 Mio. EUR Berlin, 21 August 2014 - Christoph Mühlberg, Division of International Cooperation, DFG Bonn

  10. Sites of Max Planck Research Institutes andAssociated Institutes MAX PLANCK INSTITUTES ABROAD USA, FLORIDA Max Planck Florida, Jupiter THE NETHERLANDS Max Planck Institute forPsycholinguistics, Nijmegen LUXEMBOURG Max Planck Institute Luxembourg for International, European andRegulatoryProcedural Law, Luxembourg ITALY BibliothecaHertziana, Rome Art History Institute, Florence Berlin, 21 August 2014 - Christoph Mühlberg, Division of International Cooperation, DFG Bonn

  11. The Leibniz Association Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646 – 1716) Universal scholar in Law, Mathematics, Philosophy, Theology, History, Philology, Natural and Engineering Sciences

  12. The Leibniz Association The Leibniz Association at a Glance • Founded in 1995 • 89 Member Institutes • Scientific excellence and impact • Regular evaluations (every 7 years) • Total budget 1.53 billion € (in 2013) Berlin, 21 August 2014 - Christoph Mühlberg, Division of International Cooperation, DFG Bonn

  13. The Leibniz Association Locations and Research Areas • Section A (17)Humanitiesand Educational Research • Section B (17) Economics, SocialandSpatialSciences • Section C (24) Life Sciences • Section D (22) Mathematics, Natural Sciencesand Engineering • Section E (9) Environmental Research Berlin, 21 August 2014 - Christoph Mühlberg, Division of International Cooperation, DFG Bonn

  14. The Helmholtz Association • Commitment to interdisciplinary research • A sense for the practical: Contribution to wealth creation Founding President of the Physikalisch-TechnischeReichsanstalt: Effective management of large-scale research Hermann von Helmholtz (1821 – 1894):

  15. The Helmholtz Association • HELMHOLTZ MISSION • Strategic research for grand challenges with cutting-edge research • Think big, act big: Developing and operating complex infrastructure and large-scale facilities for the national and international scientific community • Creating wealth for society and industry through transfer of knowledge and technology Berlin, 21 August 2014 - Christoph Mühlberg, Division of International Cooperation, DFG Bonn

  16. The Helmholtz AssociationFACTS AND FIGURES • 37,148 Staff (status as of 2013) • 14,754 scientists • 6,789 PhD students • 1,657 vocational trainees • Budget 2014: €3.75 billion • €2.58 bn (budget approach*): Institutional funding (90% federal, 10% state) • €1.04 bn: third-party funding* (based on actualcosts 2012) • €0.13 bn: specialfinance *including contracts of project management agencies and other revenues, excluding project sponsorships totalling about €138 M

  17. Helmholtz Centres Kiel Helmholtz Centre Branch of a Helmholtz Centre Dresden Freiberg Helmholtz Institute Helmholtz Head Office Ulm Ulm

  18. The Fraunhofer Society Joseph Fraunhofer 6 March 1787 – 7 June 1826 German optician known for the discovery of the dark absorption lines Berlin, 21 August 2014 - Christoph Mühlberg, Division of International Cooperation, DFG Bonn

  19. Fraunhofer Society, Mission and Research Areas • The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft promotes and conducts applied research in an international context, to benefit private and public enterprise and is an asset to society as a whole. • Fraunhofer Institutes help to reinforce the competitive strength of the economy in their region, throughout Germany and in Europe. • As an employer, the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft offers a platform that enables its staff to develop both professional and personal skills • Information and Communication Technology • Life Sciences • Microelectronics • Light & Surfaces • Production • Materials and Components • Defense and Security

  20. The Fraunhofer Society Locations in Germany • 67 institutes and research units • morethan23,000 staff • €2 billion annual research budget mainlocation otherlocation

  21. Research in Germany Research Funding Berlin, 21 August 2014 - Christoph Mühlberg, Division of International Cooperation, DFG Bonn

  22. The Research Council Principle (national fundingagency) • (National) Research Council – an expressionofscientificculture • Principle: • Government gives money for research • Independent expert organization responsible for distributing the money • Quality competition • range of funding instruments • autonomous procedures • peer review • decision-making Berlin, 21 August 2014 - Christoph Mühlberg, Division of International Cooperation, DFG Bonn

  23. DFG: Who We Are and What We Do • centralpublicfundingorganizationforacademicresearch in Germany • memberorganization(universities, learnedsocieties) • servingscienceandthearts in all fields • promotingacademic excellence on a competitivebasis in order to deal withcomplexity • independent multi-tieredpeerreview • specialfocus on supportingyoungacademics • promotinginternationalresearchco-operation • advisoryfunctionforthepolitical sphereandthe wider public • fosteringlinksbetweenscienceandindustry

  24. DFG = Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft • The historical name “Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft” means “German Research Community” which stands for an organisation of scientific self-administration. Functionally it is thenational research funding agency in Germany. • DFG is an independent organization = association of private law • This means: DFG is amembership organization with 96 members: • 69 universities • 16 extra-university research institutions • 8 academies of sciences and humanities • 3 scientific associations Berlin, 21 August 2014 - Christoph Mühlberg, Division of International Cooperation, DFG Bonn

  25. DFG and its funding authorities DFG funding is 99,9% public = taxpayers’ money. The funding authorities are: • The federal government in Berlin (67.1%) • The 16 regional states (32.7%) Less than 0,1% of the funds come from the private “Donors’ Association for German Science” DFG’s budget for 2014 amounts to € 2.847 billion. Berlin, 21 August 2014 - Christoph Mühlberg, Division of International Cooperation, DFG Bonn

  26. Wheredo DFG fundsgo? • ProjectfundingbyDFGgoes: • touniversities = 90% • to extra-university institutions = 10% compared to: • Programme money / projectfundingbythe Federal Government (~ 2,5 b€ ) whichgoes: • touniversities = 35% • to extra-university institutions = 32% • toindustry = 33% Berlin, 21 August 2014 - Christoph Mühlberg, Division of International Cooperation, DFG Bonn

  27. DFG: Distribution offundsaccording to scienceareas HumanitiesandSocialSciences Engineering Sciences Life Sciences Natural Sciences Berlin, 21 August 2014 - Christoph Mühlberg, Division of International Cooperation, DFG Bonn

  28. Twootherimportantsourcesofresearchfunding • BMBF – Federal forEducation andResearch • Key technologies(biotechnology, nanotechnology, microsystems, materials, productiontechnology etc.) • Societalneeds(climate, energy, health, food, mobility, security, communication etc.) • about2,5 bn€ 2. EUROPE- Framework Programme „Horizon2020“ • Programme „Ideas“ – The European Research Council (ERC) • about2 bn € Berlin, 21 August 2014 - Christoph Mühlberg, Division of International Cooperation, DFG Bonn

  29. Research in Germany Research Cooperation Berlin, 21 August 2014 - Christoph Mühlberg, Division of International Cooperation, DFG Bonn

  30. DFG: Levels of International Cooperation International membershipsof DFG Bilateral Agreements on Scientific Cooperation SixLiaison Offices in America, AsiaandRussia Participation in international programmesandconferences • Fundingofjointprogrammesandprojects • Support forresearchprojectswithpartnersabroad • Support for international meetingsandworkshops Berlin, 21 August 2014 - Christoph Mühlberg, Division of International Cooperation, DFG Bonn

  31. DFG supportfor bilateral researchcooperation • Invitation to a researcher in Germany to visit a researchinstitution in a partnercountryDFG form 1.813_en = „tripsabroad“ • Invitation to a foreignresearcher to visit a researchinstitutionin GermanyDFG form 1.813_en = „guestvisits“ • Joint project = standard individual grantDFG form 50_01_en withsupplementaryinstructionsforprojectsinvolvingcooperationwithdeveloping countriesDFG form 54.013_en Berlin, 21 August 2014 - Christoph Mühlberg, Division of International Cooperation, DFG Bonn

  32. Research Training GroupsThe International Dimension • Research Training Groups (“Graduiertenkollegs”): International students are welcome to apply for fellowships • ca. 30% international PhD students • Support for international exchange of senior and junior scientists • Programme variant: International Research Training Groups • Joint international (bilateral) research training at centers of excellence • Jointly proposed by a research group at a German university and a partner group at a university abroad • Joint research and study programme • Joint supervision • Research stays of ~ 6 months at partner group abroad Berlin, 21 August 2014 - Christoph Mühlberg, Division of International Cooperation, DFG Bonn

  33. International Research Training Groups Berlin, 21 August 2014 - Christoph Mühlberg, Division of International Cooperation, DFG Bonn

  34. Thank you for your attention! Berlin, 21 August 2014 - Christoph Mühlberg, Division of International Cooperation, DFG Bonn

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