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Wednesday, 06 September, 2017

Concentrated excellence – first Max Planck Schools selected

Eight CeNS members are part of the new Max Planck School Physics, Chemistry and Construction of Life

Germany has gained a new graduate education brand with international appeal: in 2018, three selected Max Planck Schools will open for an initial five-year pilot phase. Each School brings together exceptional scientists from across Germany in an innovative field of research. This intelligent networking method aims to further enhance the visibility of German science in the international arena, thereby attracting outstanding junior scientists from around the world.

The Max Planck School of Cognition, the Max Planck School of Photonics and the Max Planck School on Physics, Chemistry and Construction of Life prevailed in the competition. The news was announced on Monday by German Federal Minister of Education and Research Johanna Wanka, the President of the Max Planck Society Martin Stratmann, and the President of the German Rectors' Conference Horst Hippler. The three selected Schools are composed of members of 21 universities and 31 institutes from non-university research organizations. This underlines the cross-institutional nature of the initiative.

At the Max Planck School "Physics, Chemistry and Construction of LIFE", selected university students and Doctoral candidates will be taught by Germany's best researchers in order to research the basic principles of living systems. With eight out of 51 members, CeNS researchers will be an integral part of this this Max Planck School: Petra Schwille (MPI of Biochemistry), Andreas Bausch (TUM), Dieter Braun (LMU), Hendrik Dietz (TUM), Erwin Frey (LMU), Joachim Rädler (LMU), Matthias Rief (TUM), and Friedrich Simmel (TUM).

The Schools, which will see leading scientists from universities and non-university research organizations collaborate in supra-regional networks, will enable excellent higher education graduates from around the world to achieve their doctorate – where possible through a “fast track” scheme that includes a master’s degree. All academic degrees obtained through the schools will be conferred by the participating universities.

“With the Max Planck Schools, today marks the start of a new instrument for cutting-edge research that builds on the strengths of German science: a diverse landscape of excellent, innovative basic research, housed in a variety of universities and non-university organizations. The resourceful networking of various elements will create a major, world-class entity. As a result, the Max Planck Schools will further promote German science on the international stage and attract exceptional researchers both domestically and from abroad”, said Johanna Wanka, German Federal Minister of Education and Research.

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