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The Max Planck Society
Research and Training OpportunitiesResearch and Training Opportunities
AAU Chief Academic Officers MeetingNewport Beach, September 8, 2003
Knowledge must precede application. (Max Planck)
Advancing Innovative and Interdisciplinary Research at the Frontiers of Knowledge
Providing Highly Competitive Research Conditions for Excellent Researchers
Promoting Young Researchers and International Cooperation
The Max Planck Society
Research at the Frontier of Knowledge
Role of the Max Planck Society in the German Research System
cutting-edge research at the frontier of knowledgeconcentration on innovative areascomplementing University research International collaborationtechnology transfer
organized into 80 research instituteseach organized around 2 to 10 directors (4 on average)
Physics-Chemistry-Technology-Section
Astronomy, Chemistry, Physics, Material Sciences, Geosciences, Mathematics, Computer Science Biology - Medicine -Section:
Developmental Biology, Ecology and Environment, Neurosciences, Structural Biology, Genome Research Humanities-Section
Comparative Law, Social and Cultural Sciences
Research Fields
Nobel Prizes since 1980
Sackmann and Neher Nüsslein-Vollhardt Klitzing, Material Science
Locations and Figures
Figures: 80 Institutes 220 directors 12,000 employees
3500 scientists
380 US-citizens
8500 support 9,100 junior scientists Annual budget: 1.26 billion
Expenditure 2002 acc.to Research Fields
5
65
84
103
355
418
39
47
46
91
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450
Economics
Law
Medical Research
Mathematics, Informatics,Engineering
Atmosph. & Geosciences
Chemistry
Astronomy, Astrophsics
History, Social Sciences
Physics
Biosciences
in Mio. EUR
Total 1,252.6 mio
Ph.D. students
Post-docs
Guest scientists
Student assistants
1,864
3,272
3,575
398
Student Assistants, Ph.D.Students, Post-docs, and Guest Scientists (2002)
Total number: 9,109 Foreigners: 4,705
59
59
56
92
308
342
531
164
200
364
458
845 1209
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200
Australia
Canada
Israel
Africa
Japan
Central and South America
India
Other Asian countries
USA
China
Russia
Other European countries
EU member states
Number of persons
Student Assistants, Ph.D.Students, Post-docs, Research Scholars and Guest Scientists (2002)
by Citizenship
16 US citizens among Institute Directors
52 Institute Directors appointed from US research institutions and Universities
364 visiting researchers (Post Docs) from USA in MPIs
360 US project partners
Max-Planck-GesellschaftMPG USA Co-operation Fact Sheet (2002)
special Ph.D.-Programs in collaboration with German Universities
29 schools involving 34 institutes
use MPG-expertise for graduate education
improve cooperation with universities
use MPG brand name to attract foreign talent
(60 % foreign students)___________________________________________http://www.mpg.de/english/institutesProjectsFacilities/schoolChoice/index.html
International Max Planck Research Schools
Max-Planck-GesellschaftInternational Max Planck Research Schools
IMPRS for Astrophysics , GarchingIMPRS for Computer Science , SaarbrückenIMPRS for Geometric Analysis and String Theory , GolmIMPRS for Advanced Materials, Stuttgart
IMPRS for Demography , RostockIMPRS for Comparative Legal History , Frankfurt am Main
IMPRS for Environmental, Cellular and Molecular Microbiology, MarburgIMPRS for Molecular Biology , GöttingenIMPRS for Neural and Behavioural Sciences , TübingenIMPRS for Neurosciences , Göttingen
January 2003
In total 785 PhD Students
60 % foreigners coming from 72 countries:
India 63 Italy 46 China 37 Russia 23 USA 15 Canada 6
- MEEC (Poland, Romania et al.) 86- other EU countries (excl. Italy) 62
Max-Planck-GesellschaftInternational Max Planck Research Schools
US students and International Max Planck Research Schools
Number is still small (15 out of XXX) Attractive research environment
MPG institute University
Exposure to foreign culture and language
Further Information:Divison of International RelationsHofgartenstrasse 8, 80539 Munich, GermanyTel +49 89 2108 1270Fax +49 89 2108 1451Email: [email protected]
