Humboldt-Universität in the Excellence Initiative
With the long-term Institutional Strategy "Translating Humboldt into the 21st Century" Humboldt-Universität reached the final round of the Excellence Competition of German universities and only narrowly missed nomination as Centre of Excellence. The Strategy translates into the 21st century the guiding principles behind the foundation of the university in Berlin.
Among the winners in the second round of the competition were the
Excellence Clusters “NeuroCure: Towards a Better Outcome of
Neurological Disorders” and “Topoi: the Formation and Transformation of
Space and Knowledge in Ancient Civilizations” (both in co-operation
with the Free University) and the Berlin-Brandenburg School for
Regenerative Therapies as well as the Berlin Graduate School of Social
Sciences.
Humboldt-Universität had already been successful in the first round.
The “Mind and Brain” Graduate School as well as the Berlin Mathematical
School (based on a joint proposal of Technical University, Free
University and Humboldt-Universität) are now being supported by
approximately one million Euros per year.