Brandenburg Universities and institutes of Technology
Fraunhofer Institutes
Max-Planck Institutes
HGF Institutes (Hermann von Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft)
Further R&D Facilities
R&D Facilities in Berlin
Berlin Universities
Berlin institutes of technology
Berlin private R&D Facilities
Brandenburg Universities and Institutes of Technology
University of Potsdam
The University of Potsdam is composed of five faculties, eight high-profile research areas, and the interdisciplinary Center for Cognitive Sciences. The five faculties are:
The eight high-profile research areas are:
- Geosciences
- Complex Systems
- Soft Matter
- Comparative Cultural Studies
- The Potsdam Teacher Training Model
- Public Policy, Administration and Management
- Functional Ecology and Evolution
- Plant Genomics and Systems Biology
The university also encompasses specialized research centers. Constantly increasing outside funding bears witness to the quality of research conducted at the University of Potsdam. Furthermore, the university boasts fruitful cooperative projects with more than twenty non-university research facilities in the region. The university is also popular with students - and no wonder: what other institution in Germany offers a study environment as exciting as that of Brandenburg’s capital, with lectures and seminars beside the historic palace grounds of Sans Souci?
www.uni-potsdam.de/
Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus (BTU Cottbus)
Studies and research at this institute of technology benefit from a unique geographical situation: Cottbus is practically a real-life laboratory for studying social issues and problems. Research findings from BTU Cottbus are in high international demand. Theme-oriented cooperation in both research and teaching reflects the institute's interdisciplinary profile. Major research themes include the environment, energy, materials, construction, information and communication.
www.tu-cottbus.de/
Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt/Oder
The Viadrina has three faculties: Law, Social/Cultural Sciences, and Business Administration/Economics. All of them conduct teaching and research across multiple subjects, and are oriented towards international standards. The university’s research institutes and graduate schools, the modern Language Center, and a library equipped with the latest information technology ensure that students enjoy excellent conditions for successful studies. The Viadrina offers a unique MBA course with a special orientation towards Central and Eastern Europe. Moreover, the Viadrina’s Centrum Polonicum spans national borders as no other German university does.
www.euv-frankfurt-o.de/de/index.html
Brandenburgische Hochschulen
Fachhochschule Brandenburg an der Havel
This institute of technology offers its students modern classrooms and laboratories on a pleasant campus. The courses of study are being developed constantly: the latest addition is the dual course in Building Systems Engineering. Internationally recognized bachelor’s and master’s degree courses are offered in increasing numbers of subjects. Such courses currently include Computing/Media, and Technology/Innovation Management. The institute of technology defines the subjects of the project-oriented courses in partnership with regional businesses and government agencies. Moreover, it offers a special master’s degree course in Security Management.
www.fh-brandenburg.de/
Fachhochschule Eberswalde
This institute of technology - Brandenburg’s “green university” - is an expertise pool for future leaders in forestry, wood industry and renewable energies. It boasts a broad profile with sixteen degree courses and a commitment to sustainable economics. The combination of subjects adapted to the region’s rural character and very close cooperation with regional and international R&D institutes and businesses make the Eberswalde institute of technology unique in Germany.
www.fh-eberswalde.de/
Hochschule Lausitz
What makes this institute of technology special is its combination of scientific and engineering subjects with degree courses in Business Administration, Social Sciences, and Musical Education. Traditional courses combined with new ideas and laboratories make the institution still more attractive. Hochschule Lausitz offers bachelor’s and master’s degree courses in nearly all subjects and achieves an excellent ranking among German higher education institutions thanks to the results of its R&D projects.
http://www.fh-lausitz.de/
Fachhochschule Potsdam
Courses of study at this institute of technology range from engineering to sociocultural and creative subjects. Interdisciplinary areas of study include Communication Design/Knowledge Management, European Building/Landscaping, Social/Cultural Design, and Creative Services as a Growth Factor. The Design department offers a course in Interface Design that is unique in Germany.
www.fh-potsdam.de/
Technische Fachhochschule Wildau
This institute of technology has been ranking first in applied research in Germany since 2001. It cooperates intensively with major companies and SMEs. Wildau graduates have excellent career opportunities: as outstanding experts they are in high demand in many companies and industries. More than 3,600 students from Germany and abroad are currently taking advantage of the rich educational offerings in engineering and management courses. Wildau is located near to the future Berlin-Brandenburg International Airport (BBI), and Berlin’s public transport brings students directly to the campus gates.
http://www.tfh-wildau.de/
Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen “Konrad Wolf” Potsdam Babelsberg (HFF)
This media arts academy focuses on film and television education. It is the oldest and largest of Germany’s five audiovisual media schools. New media technologies form an integral part of the curriculum, as do the orientation towards the cultural roots of these media and the scientific investigation of their historic and present-day manifestations.
http://www.hff-potsdam.de/_deutsch/
Fraunhofer Institutes
Fraunhofer-Institut für Angewandte Polymerforschung IAP
Golm Scientific Park
This institute specializes in the targeted development of sustainable processes and materials based on natural and synthetic polymers. Such processes are the foundation for the development of new, efficient and sustainable materials and additives.
www.iap.fraunhofer.de/
Fraunhofer-Institut für Biomedizinische Technik IBMT
Potsdam-Golm
The departments of Cellular Biotechnology/Biochips, Molecular Bioanalysis/Bioelectronics and Nanobiotechnology/Nanomedicine at the IBMT in Potsdam-Golm conduct applied research in the fields of molecular diagnostics, lab-on-a-chip instrument development, nanobiotechnology and extremophile research. The institute develops solutions to individual challenges in close consultation with clients.
www.ibmt.fraunhofer.de/
Fraunhofer-Anwendungszentrum für Logistiksystemplanung und Informationssysteme (ALI)
Fraunhofer-Institut für Materialfluss und Logistic (IML), Universität Cottbus
The Fraunhofer Institute for Materials Flow and Logistics advises companies of all sizes, in all industries, on all issues related to materials flow and logistics. The institute supports companies in addressing new tasks and requirements, develops new solutions in cooperation with clients, helps them optimize their internal and external logistics, and implements solutions in hardware and software.
www.iml.fraunhofer.de/
Fraunhofer-Einrichtung für Polymermaterialien und Composite (PYCO)
The Teltow-based PYCO laboratories of the Polymeric Materials Department of BTU Cottbus develop highly cross-linked polymers, reactive resins and duromers for all applications, especially in aviation, transport, IT and instrumentation.
www.pyco.fraunhofer.de/
Max Planck Society
Max-Planck-Institut für Kolloid- und Grenzflächenforschung
This institute was founded in 1992. Its structure is collegial and includes the departments of Biomaterials, Interfaces, Colloid Chemistry, Bio-Systems and Theory. Fundamental research at the institute is concerned with structures on nanometer and micrometer scales - that is much larger than atoms, but impossible to see with naked eyes. For a long time this intermediate or mesoscopic scale remained the “world of neglected dimensions”.
www.mpikg.mpg.de/
Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie
Scientists at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology are especially interested in the metabolic processes of plants. Research areas include nutrient absorption through the roots, the production and decomposition of substances, the transport, storage and mobilization of plant compounds, and the various plant regulation processes. Other research projects focus on the physiology and genetics of organelles such as plastids and mitochondria, and on the molecular mechanisms of plant genome evolution. The methods applied combine techniques of molecular biology, genetics, physiology, biochemistry, biophysics and computational biology.
www.mpimp-golm.mpg.de/
Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik (Albert-Einstein-Institut)
The Albert Einstein Institute studies the history of our universe through fundamental research on issues related to the general theory of relativity, observational gravitation theory, and the synthesis of the relativity and quantum theories. Research at the institute focus on the following fields: physical foundations and mathematical methods of the general relativity theory; numerical simulation and experimental observation of gravitational waves from sources such as supernovae, binary stars, and black holes; and the fundamental problem of the synthesis between the theory of relativity and the quantum theory.
www.aei.mpg.de/
Hermann von Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft
Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ)
The goal of this interdisciplinary geoscientific research group is to understand processes on all scales of magnitude, from the atomic to the galactic, from nanoseconds to billions of years. The GFZ center studies our planet and the many kinds of interactions between its subsystems (geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere and biosphere). The scope of the center’s research is the total system of Earth and Man, or the space we live in.
www.gfz-potsdam.de/
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY)
One of the world’s leading accelerator laboratories for the study of the structure of matter, DESY develops, builds and uses accelerators and detectors for research in photon and particle physics. The laboratory is a publicly funded national research center and a member of the Helmholtz Association.
http://zms.desy.de/index_eng.html
Zentrum für Biomaterialentwicklung, Institut für Polymerforschung Teltow (GKSS-Forschungszentrum)
The Teltow-based GKSS Institute of Polymer Research belongs to the health division of the Helmholtz Association and increasingly concentrates on developing materials for medical applications. The new facilities decisively contribute to the implementation of fundamental research findings in market-ready clinical products. The Center for Biomaterial Development focuses on the following fields: production of polymer-based biomaterials; study of their interactions with the physiological environment; development of manufacturing technologies for special formed parts; and development of preclinical applications.
www.gkss.de/institute/polymer_research/
Alfred-Wegener-Institut für Polar- und Meeresforschung (AWI), Forschungsstelle Potsdam
The principal fields of research at the Potsdam unit of the AWI Institute are geoscientific studies on the margins of inland ice sheets and in permafrost regions, and the physics and chemistry of the atmosphere over the polar land masses. This work complements the marine-oriented research program of the Alfred Wegener Institute’s main site in Bremerhaven.
http://www.awi.de/en/go/potsdam