Presented at the discussion panel "Research in Germany" - XV B-MRS Meeting - Campinas, SP, Brazil - September, 25 to 29, 2016.

1. The German Research and Funding System

2. Aprox.1.000 publicly funded research institutions
Investment: 84 billion euros = 2.88% GDP
604.000 people employed in the R&D sector
Bilateral, European and multilateral cooperations with
more than 151 countries
Numbers (2014)

3. Universities (HEIs)
Pillars of the German research sector
Industrial researchNon-university
research institutes
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VolkerLannert/DAAD
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4. Research expenditures
+ 50% for R&D
in Germany
Total research expenditures in Germany (in bn euros)
Source: Federal Statistical Office
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
2005
2010
2014

5. Research expenditures by sector
Research expenditures by sector in 2014 (%)
Source: Federal Statistical Office
Industry:
67%
Universities:
18%
Non-profit
public and
private
institutions:
15%

6. ©SigridGombert/DAAD
Diversity I Excellence I Investments
Research institutions

7. Research Institutions
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8. Universities
 Approx. 400 HEIs – 148
authorised to confer doctorates
 Almost 26,000 international
doctoral candidates
 Principle of uniting learning,
instruction and research
 Excellence Initiative = 4.6 bn
euros for cutting-edge
research
©Hüttermann/DAAD

9. Non-university research (I)
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10. The Big Four
Institution Institutes Budget Researchers
Max Planck
Society
83 institutes 2.2 bn euros 13,300
Helmholtz
Association
18 research
centres
4.24 bn euros 14,700
Fraunhofer-
Gesellschaft
67 institutes 2.1 bn euros 24,000 (staff in
total)
Leibniz
Association
89 institutes 1.73 bn euros 9,300

11. International researchers in
Germany
Number of international researchers in Germany
Source: Wissenschaft Weltoffen
15.000
25.000
35.000
45.000
55.000
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

12. Main funding institutions
 Research institution
 Interface between research and
companies (innovation)
 Contract research for industry
and government
 Self-governing German
organization body of the
universities
 Scholarships and fellowships for
students and scientists
 Vast alumni network and ambassador
scientists around the world
 Individual fellowhips and awards
for foreign postdocs and senior scientists
in Germany
 Capes-Humboldt fellowship programme
for postdocs and senior scientists
 Strong interaction with scientists
 Largest German funding agency
 Funding for projects and cooperations
Humboldt
Foundation
German Academic
Exchange Service
German Research
Foundation
Fraunhofer Society

13.  http://www.research-in-germany.org
 http://www.funding-guide.de
 http://www.euraxess.de
 http://www.research-explorer.de
 http://www.higher-education-compass.de
Websites and databases