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Why Germany?
Germany is one of the world’s leaders in research and innovation, and the third strongest economy in the world. Almost half a million researchers work every day on the innovations that have made Germany the world's fifth-largest submitter of international patents.
Good reasons in a nutshell
5 reasons to do research in Germany
Germany offers an excellent research infrastructure, including accelerator systems, telescopes, research vessels and supercomputers, data infrastructures, collections and archives. International researchers can benefit from these resources at universities and non-university research institutions to advance their research work.
Germany is known for its freedom and diversity, which offers researchers free and creative development opportunities. International researchers can enjoy the freedom of travel and choice of residence in Europe, allowing them a high level of mobility.
Germany invests more in the research and development of new technologies and innovations than any other country in Europe, providing a variety of public and long-term funding programmes that ensure secure financial planning for several years. This is due to a stable R&D policy framework.
Germany's research is international and open-minded, with more than half of all publications by German researchers being written jointly with international co-authors. International researchers can participate in highly innovative regional networks and clusters, which encourage networking beyond the boundaries of academic disciplines, nationalities, and sectors. Germany emphasizes collaboration between academia, business and government to drive innovation.
Germany's research and innovations prioritise social and ecological responsibility, which helps to improve societal performance across the globe. International researchers can contribute to this by collaborating on projects that address ecological, economic, and social targets.
Two Minutes in a Research Wonderland!
Research infrastructures
International researchers can benefit from several large-scale research facilities of global significance based in Germany. These include accelerator systems, telescopes, research vessels and supercomputers.
Research funding system
Germany invests more in research and the development of new technologies than any other country in Europe. Many different organisations and institutions are involved in funding research and fostering young academic talent. Find out below which these are and what form their support takes.
R&D policy framework
Germany is aware of the importance of stable framework conditions for research and innovation, and supports them generously with annually increasing investments. Find information here about programmes that support universities and non-university research institutions and cooperation between research and industry or business founders from the world of science and research.
