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Organisation of scientific research in Germany
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Abstract This article considers the structure of research
system in Germany. It describes the
federal and state levels of research management.
The Federal Ministry of Education and
Research (BMBF) bears primary responsibility
for science and technology policy at the
federal level. At the state level, t... view more
This article considers the structure of research
system in Germany. It describes the
federal and state levels of research management.
The Federal Ministry of Education and
Research (BMBF) bears primary responsibility
for science and technology policy at the
federal level. At the state level, this responsible
is shared by the Ministry of Education and
Science and the Ministry of Economy. The author
emphasizes the role of the National Academy
of Sciences “Leopoldina”, whose principal
objective is to provide advisory services to
German policymakers and present German
science at the international level. Special attention
is paid to the wide spectrum of German
research agents: public and private research
organizations, higher education institutions,
R&D departments of industrial companies.
The article stresses the research potential
of universities that receive funding under the
Excellence Initiative and describes the contribution
of production in research and development
activities, focusing on the top ten German
companies in terms of R&D expenditure.... view less
Keywords
research; research policy; research facility; organization; university; Federal Republic of Germany; university research
Classification
Research, Research Organization
Document language
English
Publication Year
2012
Page/Pages
p. 113-121
Journal
Baltic Region (2012) 3
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5922/2079-8555-2012-3-11
ISSN
2079-8555
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works