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German - South African Rectors’ Forum Workshop II - 15 April 2013

German - South African Rectors’ Forum Workshop II - 15 April 2013 “Research – Networking and Cooperation”. THE RESEARCH UNIVERSITY LEIPZIG. DIVERSITY AND DYNAMICS Focused Excellence Top-Level Research Areas Research Academy Leipzig Leipzig Research Forum Excellence Initiative.

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German - South African Rectors’ Forum Workshop II - 15 April 2013

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  1. German - South African Rectors’ Forum Workshop II - 15 April 2013 “Research – Networking and Cooperation”

  2. THE RESEARCH UNIVERSITY LEIPZIG

  3. DIVERSITY AND DYNAMICS • Focused Excellence • Top-Level Research Areas • Research Academy Leipzig • Leipzig Research Forum • Excellence Initiative

  4. RESEARCH: NETWORKING AND COOPERATION • Hypotheses: • Universitiessacrificediversity in researchforthesakeof an institutionalprofile. • Itneeds a newapproachtoresearchnetworkingtoimprovethediversityof a newgenerationofscholars. • New topicsaroundthephenomenonofglobalizationrequirenewformsofcollaboration.

  5. Universitiessacrificediversity in researchforthesakeof an institutionalprofile. • Twotendencies: • manycooperationlinkages versus focus on researchprofiles •  initiate steering processes •  take measures that are mutually beneficial to both tendencies • use different level of networks for efficient cooperationinternal – regional – international • Examples: Biodiversity, Area Studies

  6. EXAMPLE: German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig - declaredresearchprofileof Leipzig University - fundedby the German Research Foundation (DFG) Research Network international regional internal

  7. EXAMPLE: German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig - declaredresearchprofileof Leipzig University - fundedby the German Research Foundation (DFG) Research Network international regional Biology/ Informatics / Chemistry …

  8. EXAMPLE: German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig - declaredresearchprofileof Leipzig University - fundedby the German Research Foundation (DFG) Research Network international 3 Universities + 8 researchinstitutes Biology/ Informatics/ Chemistry …

  9. EXAMPLE: German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig - declaredresearchprofileof Leipzig University - fundedby the German Research Foundation (DFG) Research Network … Centrefor Invasion Biology, South Africa 3 Universities + 8 researchinstitutes Biology/ Informatics/ Chemistry …

  10. 2) It needs a new approach to research networking to improve the diversity of a new generation of scholars • Problem: • Research groups in the future need to reflect the whole spectrum of groups within a society in terms of gender, age, ethnic background etc. in order to sustain quality in research • Solution: • connect research indispensably with capacity building in terms of educating the new generation of academics and scientists • Example capacity building young scholars: • - Higher Education Cooperation Program “Welcome to Africa” • Erasmus Mundus Partnership Europe & South Africa Partnership for Human Development / EUROSA • Joint Training Research Academy Leipzig and African Doctoral Academy, Stellenbosch

  11. 3) New topics around the phenomenon of globalization require new forms of collaboration. Problem: Universities have to position themselves within the context of a globalised society/economy… Perseverance versus Universitassemperreformanda Solution: Balance between conservative and innovative forces Examples: Joint Research “New Regionalism” Joint Doctoral Degree Program in Arts and Social Sciences European Master Erasmus Mundus „Global Studies“ Joint Master “MA German Studies/ German as a foreign language in an African-German Context

  12. THREE HYPOTHESES REVISITED: • How to balance diversity and profile development? • How to balance diversity and excellence of young scholars? • How to balance institutional stability with challenges of globalization?

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