Focus on Universities: Securing Clusters of Excellence Funding – City Plans with 278 Million Euros

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With a decision to finance the Clusters of Excellence, Hamburg is putting itself into position in the competition for hundreds of million euros from the federal budget. University and TU Hamburg are expected to benefit from this in the coming years.

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Hamburg has secured five Clusters of Excellence in the nationwide Excellence Strategy competition for the funding period 2026 to 2032. Four clusters will go to the University of Hamburg, and one to the Hamburg University of Technology, as announced by Senator for Science Maryam Blumenthal (Greens) on Tuesday. This means that a total of approximately €266.4 million in Excellence Initiative funding will flow into the Hanseatic city over the next s…

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University of Hamburg and TU Hamburg secure millions of euros of excellence funding – and bring innovative research into the city with a great future. What is behind it and how much money there is exactly.

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Hamburg (dpa/lno) – Hamburg intends to continue to invest in science and research beyond the five clusters of excellence at the University of Hamburg and the Technical University. Faced with challenging budget negotiations, this will "require a lot of strength and concessions", said Science Senator Maryam Blumenthal (Greens). However, excellence is "not in competition with other areas of universities". Of the more than 266 million euros expected…