New Form of Collaboration in University and Extramural Research Institution
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German Federal Minister of Education and Research Prof. Dr. Annette Schavan and Baden-Württemberg Science Minister, Prof. Peter Frankenberg, signed the administrative agreement on the merger between the Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe and the Universität Karlsruhe to establish the "Karlsruhe Institute of Technology" (KIT) on 30 July 2009.
KIT marks the creation of a completely new form of collaboration between university and research institution, with which it aims to head the world league of research institutions. It is the first time that a university and a research institution have merged to form a single institution. KIT has some 8,000 staff members and an annual budget of around 700 million euros, making it the largest research institution in Germany. KIT has set itself the goal of becoming the leading European centre for energy research.
KIT will be able to plan its scientific priorities in a joint procedure, will jointly appoint professors, and will establish an innovation-friendly administration. "A great opportunity lies in being internationally competitive in the race to recruit young scientists and researchers," said Frankenberg. Many young scientists look for their career paths at foreign centres of science which offer an outstanding working environment and in which they are free to pursue their research. With its thematic focus, its multidisciplinary approach, and its size, KIT offers them globally unique conditions.
Further information: www.kit.edu
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