Oldest German university (founded in 1386)

Oldest German university (founded in 1386)

• Oldest German university (founded in 1386)

• Research university of international reputation

• Successful in both rounds of the Excellence Initiative

• Comprehensive university with a broad spectrum of subjects

• Focus on research-based teaching and well-structured training for doctoral students

QS World University Ranking 2014 No. 1 in Germany No. 14 in Europe No. 49 worldwide

• QS World University Ranking 2014 No. 1 in Germany No. 14 in Europe No. 49 worldwide

• Times Higher Education Ranking 2014 No. 3 in Germany No. 18 in Europe No. 70 worldwide

• Shanghai Ranking of World Universities 2014 No. 1 in Germany No. 12 in Europe No. 49 worldwide

Repeatedly ranked among the top libraries by the renowned BIX library ranking of the Bertelsmann Foundation

• Repeatedly ranked among the top libraries by the renowned BIX library ranking of the Bertelsmann Foundation

• Specialist books on subjects ranging from Ancient History, Law and Medicine to Zoology

• Keeps and preserves centuries-old unique manuscripts, among them the most valuable German manuscript, the Codex Manesse

• Numerous digitisation projects

Institutional Strategy

• Institutional Strategy
• Realising the Potential of a Comprehensive University
• Clusters of Excellence
• Cellular Networks
• Asia and Europe in a Global Context
• Graduate Schools
• Heidelberg Graduate School of Fundamental Physics
• Hartmut Hoffmann-Berling International Graduate School of Molecular and Cellular Biology
• Heidelberg Graduate School of Mathematical and Computational Methods for the Sciences

17 Collaborative Research Centres (DFG)

• 17 Collaborative Research Centres (DFG)

• 8 Research Training Groups (DFG)

• 19 research networks with non- university research institutions

• 9 projects in cooperation with the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities

• 27 ERC Grants

• 11 Starting Grants

• 2 Consolidator Grant

• 14 Advanced Grants

• Latest Revision: January 2015

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Industry on Campus

• Industry on Campus

• Catalysis Research Laboratory (CaRLa)
• Heidelberg Collaboratory for Image Processing (HCI)
• InnovationLab GmbH (iL)
• Nikon Imaging Center (NIC)

• BMBF Leading-Edge Clusters

• Biotechnology Cluster Rhine-Neckar (BioRN)
• Forum Organic Electronics

66 bachelor’s programmes

• 66 bachelor’s programmes

• 47 dual-subject bachelor’s programmes

• 19 single-subject bachelor’s programmes

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• 81 master’s programmes

• 59 consecutive master’s programmes

• 22 non-consecutive/ continuing education master’s programmes

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• 28 teacher training programmes

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• state examinations

• 1 degree programme with other degrees (rectory or faculty examination)

Coimbra Group

• Coimbra Group
• European University Association (EUA)
• League of European Research Universities (LERU)
• HeKKSaGOn: German-Japanese University Consortium

Foreign Students

• Foreign Students

• (winter term 14/15): 5,393 (17.5%)

• Foreign doctorates (2013)

• 305 (24.7 %)

• Foreign habilitations (2013)

• 12 (12.4 %)

• Foreign visiting scholars

• about 250 every year

Heidelberg Center para America Latina (HCLA) Santiago de Chile (since 2002)

• Heidelberg Center para America Latina (HCLA) Santiago de Chile (since 2002)
• Liaison Office North America, New York (since 2008)
• Heidelberg Centre South Asia, New Delhi (since 2009)
• Branch offices of the South Asia Institute in New Delhi, Colombo, Kathmandu and Islamabad

Cooperation and Exchange

• Cooperation and Exchange

• Approx. 620 ERASMUS agreements with about 280 European universities
• Exchange programmes with over 150 additional universities worldwide
• 23 partnerships with universities abroad as well as hundreds of international cooperation agreements on all levels
• 2 international DFG Research Training Groups

European Perspective:

• European Perspective:

• 620 Agreements with 280 Partner Institutions.

• 2014/15:

• 519 Incoming Students

• 657 Outgoing Students

LLP:

• LLP:

• Heidelberg University participated in 8 ERASMUS Mundus Aktion 2 projects, 3 Tempus projects (1 Tempus Project as coordinator), 1 Asia-Link, 1 Atlantis and 1 ICI ECP project

ERASMUS+:

• ERASMUS+:

• HU participated in 4 Project Applications in 2014/15 within the new ERASMUS+ Programme – none of them was granted

• HU participates in 8 Project applications in 2015/16 – results are still open

• HU applied for the International Dimension – ERASMUS with partner countries

• Focus on Western Balkan Region

Transition Problems:

• Transition Problems:

• Very late information from European Commission via National Agency

• Very late installment of the funds by National Agency

• Very late changes and adaptions: Grant Agreement, Learning Agreement, Calculation of days,…..

Transition Problems:

• Transition Problems:

• Information about OLS only in November

• Mobility Tool!!!

• Very late access
• Not very user-friendly
• defective

Measures taken ( by National Agency):

• Measures taken ( by National Agency):

• A lot of information sessions and webinars hosted by National Agency

• Restructuring of National Agency to meet the needs of the new programme

Measures taken ( by IRO):

• Measures taken ( by IRO):

• IRO focused mainly on ERASMUS mobility in 2014/15

• Information sessions by IRO for scientific staff on Joint Degrees and Strategic Partnerships in May for the next application round 2016/17.

Still very unsatisfied with:

• Still very unsatisfied with:

• Higher amount of paper work and bureaucracy :

• Grant Agreements, Learning Agreements, Inter- Institutional Agreements

• Still hoping for:

• More practicable and less

• technocratic demands /

• regulations from EC.

• Thank you very

• much for your

• attention!