Collaborative Research

National, european und international Partners

As part of the further development of its cutting-edge research in large networks, JLU maintains outstanding collaborations with numerous national and international partners. In addition to regional collaborations - particularly within the framework of the Central Hesse Research Campus (FCMH) and the partners in the Frankfurt/Rhine-Main metropolitan region - JLU also has project-related national networks, such as in battery research. In addition, JLU relies on a strong international network based on long-term cooperation, with seven international priority regions currently identified (Australia, China [in progress], Colombia, [Eastern] Europe, South Asia [in progress], Southern Africa, USA/Wisconsin. International partner universities play a prominent role in numerous research areas at JLU. For example, the SPB "Cardiopulmonary System (Heart/Lungs)" cooperates intensively with partners in China (including University Medicine at Peking University, Tibet University in Lhasa), while the PB "Culture - Conflict - Security (SP Eastern Europe)" works closely with partners in Colombia (including Universidad de Los Andes in Bogotá) and in Eastern Europe (including the University of Lodz).

One instrument for intensifying international cooperation is the establishment of "Liebig Professorships", which enable JLU to retain professors working at foreign universities for the longer term.

Regional Cooperation Partners

The formation of networks and alliances at regional level is primarily taking place in two directions: through the expansion of networks within the framework of the Central Hesse Research Campus (together with the Technical University of Central Hesse and the Philipps University of Marburg) and within the Rhine-Main metropolitan region. JLU attaches particular importance to continuing and strengthening cooperation with non-university partners. For example, joint appointments are an important instrument for networking with numerous institutes, in particular with non-university research institutions (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, Max Planck Society, Leibniz Association, Helmholtz Association of German Research Centers) and federal institutes with research tasks.