The Bavarian State Ministry of
Science and the Arts
PRESS OFFICEPRESS RELEASE 273/2020

December 3, 2020

Launch of “Research in Bavaria”: International marketing
initiative to attract early career researchers to Bavaria
from all over the world
The initiative of the universities and of the Bavarian State Ministry of
Science and the Arts promotes the goals of the Hightech Agenda
Bayern (Bavarian investment program promoting modernization andtechnology) – Minister Bernd Sibler: “We want to make Bavaria visible
worldwide as an attractive academic location.”
Munich. The Ministry of Science and the Arts have teamed up with the universities
in the Free State of Bavaria to develop the international marketing initiative“Research in Bavaria”, the aim of which is to attract early career researchers fromabroad to Bavaria. Minister Bernd Sibler launched the new initiative today. It consistsof an online information portal, featuring a research tool and news, as well as social
media channels. “Science and academic research know no borders and thrive on
the international exchange of ideas. We want to attract the top researchers and early
career academics from all over the world to Bavaria. Research in Bavaria
contributes to raising Bavaria’s global profile as an attractive research location andthereby helps spark the interest of the brightest minds. Thus, the initiative makes animportant contribution to future-proofing the Free State of Bavaria.”
Marketing measure supports goals of Hightech Agenda Bayern
Research in Bavaria targets early career academics from all over the world, inparticular potential doctoral candidates and post-doctoral researchers, as well asguest lecturers. Bavarian universities are directly involved in the implementation ofthis recruitment initiative. The web portal launched today is designed to build abridge between researchers from around the world and the Bavarian universities. Itshows the range of research areas at Bavarian universities, allows users to search
Kathrin Gallitz, Head of the Press Office and Spokes Person
Julia Graf, Deputy Spokesperson
Dr. Bianca Preis, Deputy Spokesperson

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2for suitable contacts in Bavaria and offers comprehensive career advice. A blog
gives authentic insight into living and researching in Bavaria as experienced byinternational academics. Research in Bavaria's social media activities (Facebookand Twitter) start at the same time as the launch of the web portal.
“The joint initiative of the universities and the ministry also supports the goals of theHightech Agenda Bayern”, as Bernd Sibler, Bavarian State Minister of Science andthe Arts, emphasizes. “With this large-scale technology campaign and its
acceleration through the Hightech Agenda Plus we want to bring even more top
researchers to Bavaria. We are providing an excellent research environment andcreating more places in degree programs for our highly skilled academic
professionals of tomorrow – and we are doing so even faster than originally planned.
Academic high achievers need excellent teams to pursue their research
successfully. This is a factor we specifically address with Research in Bavaria.”
The project is supported by the idw information service, which contributes news fromthe Bavarian universities, using a common interface. Moreover, the Deutsche
Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) are providing a research tool for the new web portalthat is based on the nation-wide information portal GERiT (German ResearchInstitutions). Interested researchers can use this to search specifically for research
institutions and departments whose focus ties in with their own research interest.
Here are the links to the web portal and the social media channels:
Web portal:
Facebook:
Twitter:

https://www.research-in-bavaria.de
https://www.facebook.com/researchinbavaria
https://twitter.com/researchbavaria

Further information on the Hightech Agenda Bayern and the Hightech Agenda Plus isavailable in German at the following web address:
https://www.stmwk.bayern.de/allgemein/meldung/6565/freistaat-zuendet-den-turbo-fuerdie-hightech-agenda-bayern.html