Evaluation of the Research Buildings Programme

In its final report, the expert commission headed up by Professor Jörg Hacker, then President of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina – National Academy of Sciences, stated that the higher education landscape is benefitting substantially and for the long term from the funding of research buildings and large-scale equipment. Thanks to the programme, universities can participate in national and international competitions in science and research under significantly improved conditions in the infrastructure sector, as intended by the Federal Government and the states (Länder).