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Two German universities come together to challenge international scientific institutions

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The Ludwig Maximilians University (LMU) and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) are working together on this “A Munich strategy forum.”

With the support of the state of Bavaria with 2.5 million euros, the two universities want to take part in the international university competition in their region and beyond, reports Erudera.com.

the “A Munich strategy forum” is a cooperation between institutions that often results in cooperation with partners from business, culture and society who carry out successful research projects in important matters.

According to the Bavarian Science Minister Bernd Sibler, Munich is supposed to be one “Top position in the international research landscape.”

The President of TUM, Professor Thomas F. Hofmann, also emphasized that the new forum would create a competition between the universities, hopefully in addition to mutual motivation, while Professor Bernd Huber, President of the LMU, on the long-term cooperation between “A Munich strategy forum “ Universities.

The project is part of the Hightech Agenda Bavaria action plan of the Bavarian State Ministry for Science and Art. The same has provided a fund of 2.5 million euros, which is shared with other partners participating in the forum.

Munich BioFab is the alliance’s first project. In addition to LMU and TUM, the Munich University of Applied Sciences, the Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry and the Helmholtz Center Munich have also shown interest in a contribution.

Numerous projects on synthetic biology, biophysics, biochemistry, additive manufacturing processes and data science as well as novel bio-manufacturing technologies for the production of artificial biological systems are being implemented.

In December 2020, the Ministry of Education and the German universities decided to invest more in teaching capacity than in medical students in order to achieve the target of the agreements for 2021-2025.

The state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania offered just under 2 million euros for the planning period, later another 125 million euros were added from the upcoming study and apprenticeship contract. A total of 53.9 million euros are available for expanding funding until 2025.

On the other hand, international students showed that the favorable study and living conditions in Germany often lead to them staying in the country after completing their studies.

According to a survey by Expatrio and the German Society of International Students, 60 percent of international students in Germany prefer to stay in the country after completing their degree. For the study carried out in July 2020, 1,200 international students were surveyed, ten percent of whom said they wanted to stay in the country because of the job opportunities.

Another 33 percent of international students estimated the lack of tuition fees, 31 percent stated that the reputation of German universities was a key factor in their longer stay.

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