Informationsinfrastrukturen im Wandel. Changing ... - DINI

290 Hartmut Koke, Sebastian Rieger
2. The University’s Self-Image
The University’s profile and IT Structure
Profile of the Georg-August-University of Göttingen
The Georg-August-University uses several strategies to remain a research
location of international relevance. The University hires excellent
scholars from all over the world and develops as well as cultivates worldwide
research cooperations. Furthermore, the school makes a concerted
effort to keep students‟ coursework internationally oriented.
Research
The University of Göttingen has 13 different schools, including the
school of medicine, which cover nearly all research disciplines. Surrounded
by five Max-Planck Institutes, the German Primate Center, as well as the
German Aerospace Center, the University represents the heart of an excellent
research association with numerous cooperations. In the year 2004,
extra or third party funds were around 80 million Euro. This did not include
funds for the school of medicine. At this time, the German Research Foundation
(DFG) finances seven areas of research and one DFG research center
(molecular brain physiology). With the “Bernstein Center for Computational
Neuroscience”, Göttingen successfully applied for one of four research
centers. The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) supports
this project for the next five years with a total budget of 10 million Euro.
Courses of Study and Internationalization
With the development of innovative course work, the University of
Göttingen is increasing its desirability. Currently, 24000 students are registered
for 130 different majors and minors.
Proof for the University‟s international appeal is the percentage of foreign
students (12.3%) as well as cooperation between other schools and
research facilities in 70 different countries.