German Science Day, 1 March 2017, Ho Chi Minh City

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1 Introduction to the German Research and Innovation System German Science Day, 1 March 2017, Ho Chi Minh City

2 The German system of Research and Technology Higher Education Institutions 400, including 174 Universities and over 220 Universities of Applied Science 13,5 billion (2012) Max Planck Society (MPG) 83 institutes 1.53 billion (2014) Research and development in companies 62,4 billion (2015) Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (FhG) 66 national institutes 1.9 billion (2014) Leibniz Association 89 institutes 1.6 billion (2014) German Science Day, 1 March 2017, HCMC Helmholtz Association of National Research Centres 18 national research centres 3.8 billion (2014) German Research Foundation (DFG) 2.99 billion (2015) 2

Helmholtz Association of National Research Centres (HGF) Founded in 1970 18 research centers with 37,000 staff; more than 12,000 scientists and engineers (2013) and 7,400 visiting scientists (2011)

3 Helmholtz Association of National Research Centres (HGF) Founded in research centers with 37,000 staff; more than 12,000 scientists and engineers (2013) and 7,400 visiting scientists (2011) Mission: Research systems of great complexity with large-scale facilities and scientific infrastructure Close cooperation with national and international partners Homepage: German Science Day, 1 March 2017, HCMC 3

4 Helmholtz Association of National Research Centres (HGF) - Cooperation with Vietnam KaWaTech: Development of Sustainable Water Technologies in Karst Landscapes in Northern Vietnam VIETWOOD: Bioeconomy of endangered Vietnamese Forest Resources NAMXE: Mineralogical characterisation and sustainable processing strategies for the Rare Earth Elements deposit Nam Xe, Vietnam German Science Day, 1 March 2017, HCMC 4

Max Planck Society (MPG) Established in 1948 (successor

Independent research-performing organization in basic

Planck Institutes and research facilities, including 5

5 Max Planck Society (MPG) Established in 1948 (successor of the Kaiser Wilhelm Society, founded 1911) Independent research-performing organization in basic science 22,000 employees, including 6,000 scientists plus approx. 4,000 PhD students, visiting scientists and student assistants ( ) 18 Nobel Prize Laureates since Max Planck Institutes and research facilities, including 5 Institutes abroad (Italy, Luxembourg, USA, Netherlands) Annual budget: approx. 1.8 billion plus additional project funding German Science Day, 1 March 2017, HCMC 5

6 Max Planck Society (MPG) Cooperation with Vietnam 37 junior and guest scientists (2016) 4 collaborative projects (2016) 1 Chemistry, Physics and Technology Section 3 Human Sciences Section 1 Max Planck Partner Group at the Le Quy Don Technical University, Hanoi German Science Day, 1 March 2017, HCMC 6

7 Fraunhofer Society (FhG) Founded in Fraunhofer Institutes with 22,000 staff, the majority of which are scientists and engineers Mission Harness scientific knowledge and technological expertise Undertake applied research of direct utility Homepage: German Science Day, 1 March 2017, HCMC 7

8 Fraunhofer Worldwide Subsidiary Center Project Center Representative / Marketing Office Senior Advisor German Science Day, 1 March 2017, HCMC 8

9 S&T Output of Germany Rank* Capacity for innovation 5 Quality of scientific research institutions 11 Company spending on R&D 5 University-industry collaboration in R&D 8 Gov t procurement of advanced tech products 6 Availability of scientists and engineers 16 PCT patents, applications/million pop. 7 * Global Competitiveness Report 2016/2017, ranking of 144 countries German Science Day, 1 March 2017, HCMC 9

10 Investment in R&D billion euros for Education and Research High Priority for Education and Research Budget of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, in billion euros German Science Day, 1 March 2017, HCMC 10

11 S&T Key Figures Three percent target reached Industry and public sector invested three percent of GDP in R&D. German companies invested 62.4 bn euros in their own R&D in Germany is thus one of the first countries to reach one EU key target for German Science Day, 1 March 2017, HCMC 11

Higher innovation dynamics in industry 4.

12 The High-Tech Strategy is based on five core elements 1. Focus on priority challenges 2. Better transfer 3. Higher innovation dynamics in industry 4. More favourable conditions for innovation 5. Stronger dialogue and participation German Science Day, 1 March 2017, HCMC 12

13 German research system success factors 1 Independence of research guaranteed in the German constitution; autonomy in the identification of research topics and methods in the area of basic research and new areas 2 Cooperation with the business sector 3 Openness for international cooperation German Science Day, 1 March 2017, HCMC 13

International cooperation: More synergies, more coherence, building more bridges Education, science and research stand for openness and freedom of thought.

14 International cooperation: More synergies, more coherence, building more bridges Education, science and research stand for openness and freedom of thought. A free spirit knows no borders, it transcends them. It is this transnational way of thinking that is at the heart of our trategy. Federal Minister Johanna Wanka German Science Day, 1 March 2017, HCMC 14

Internationalization Strategy: Five target

global cooperation 2 Developing Germany s

training and qualifications 4 Working with

the global knowledge society 5 Overcoming

15 Internationalization Strategy: Five target areas 1 Strengthen excellence through global cooperation 2 Developing Germany s strength in innovation on the international stage 3 Developing the international aspects of vocational training and qualifications 4 Working with developing and emerging countries to shape the global knowledge society 5 Overcoming global challenges together German Science Day, 1 March 2017, HCMC 15

16 Thank you! Frithjof A. Maennel Deputy Director General, International Cooperation in Education and Research Federal Ministry of Education and Research German Science Day, 1 March 2017, HCMC 16

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