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Excellence Strategy

Abbe Campus FSU Jena
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In the framework of the Excellence Strategy, a funding programme of the German Federal Government, the Friedrich Schiller University Jena was selected to receive a university allowance from 2019 to 2025. This provides the University with €1 million per year for its strategic development. The University raised these funds from the German Research Foundation (DFG) in addition to the successful Cluster of Excellence “Balance of the Microverse” (Spokesperson: Axel Brakhage)

What is the university allowance?

“The University Allowance is a strategic allowance which universities that host Clusters of Excellence can receive in order to strengthen their governance and strategic orientation by the university management” (Source:https://www.bmbf.de/en/excellence-strategy-5425.html).

How does the Friedrich Schiller University Jena use the funds?

The Friedrich Schiller University Jena adopted a broad approach in using the allowance, implementing the four measures mentioned below and promoting the areas of research, teaching and science communication.

More information

Read more about the Excellence Strategy: https://www.dfg.de/en/research_funding/programmes/excellence_strategy/
Read more about the University Allowance: https://www.bmbf.de/en/excellence-strategy-5425.html

Measures

lit glass globe
Image: Pixabay_Collage:Sabine Müller
Jena Excellence Fellowship Programm
Promoting international exchange
Students in Jena city
Image: Christoph Worsch (University of Jena)
Honours Programme For Future Researchers
Promoting talented young researchers
Doctoral researchers in the microspectroscopy lab
Image: Jan-Peter Kasper (University of Jena)
Jena Alliance "Life in Focus"
The Jena Alliance of Graduate Schools –​ A Project​​​ of the Carl Zeiss Stiftung
Campus Beutenberg Jena
Image: Ballonteam Jena
JenaVersum
Strengthening Jena as a location for science together