Institutional strategies
The "Institutional strategies" funding line consolidates universities of excellence as comprehensive institutions to assure their long-term competitiveness in international comparisons. An institutional strategy is a long-term concept developed by a university which details how it wants to consistently expand and improve its top-level research activities and promotion of young talent. To do this, it is necessary to identify existing strengths and set priorities in every field. To receive funding in this third line, universities have to develop an outstanding and comprehensive concept and also operate at least one graduate school and a cluster of excellence. The institutional strategies are funded for five years with up to 13.5 million euros per year. The Ruprecht Karls University is one of the nine elite universities to have been selected nationwide.
"University of Heidelberg – the future. Since 1386." - Heidelberg: Realising the Potential of a Comprehensive University
The University of Heidelberg stakes its position with its concept "Heidelberg: Realising the Potential of a Comprehensive University" as a classical "universitas" and internationally strong partner. Its ambitious expectation is not only to continue developing "Heidelberg as a spiritual way of life", but also to unfurl the knowledge aimed at answering the great questions that stir humanity. To this end, Ruperto Carola fosters an interdisciplinary dialogue that transgresses traditional disciplinary boundaries and cultures. Its prominent fields of research include medicine, physics and astronomy, chemistry, mathematics and scientific calculation, just as much as trans-cultural studies and molecular life sciences. To sustainably improve the research situation and promote young scientists, in a next step the University of Heidelberg is developing contacts with national and international partners and consolidating its existing networks world-wide. The alliance between the Centre for Molecular Biology and the German Cancer Research Centre thus represents a new level of co-operation between university and non-university research.