Excellence Initiative

As part of the 2nd phase (2012-2017) of the Excellence Initiative Programme launched by the German federal and state governments, the TUD was successful with its entire application package. This consists of:

1st line of funding: Graduate School:

• "Dresden International Graduate School for Biomedicine and Bioengineering" (DIGS-BB)

2nd line of funding: Cluster of Excellence:

• "Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden" (cfaed)
• "Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden" (CRTD)

3rd line of funding: Institutional Strategie:

• "The Synergetic University"

Excellence Strategy

The "Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft" (DFG) and the German Council of Science and Humanities are implementing the Excellence Strategy (ExStra) in two funding lines:

1. Clusters of Excellence (EXC)

CeTI: Centre for Tactile Internet

ct.qmat: Complexity and Topology in Quantum Materials

PoL: Physics of Life

2. Universities of Excellence (EXU)

TUD's “University of Excellence” proposal has been submitted on 10 December 2018.

After an on-site inspection by international reviewers on 20/21 February 2019, the final decision on the "University of Excellence" status will be made on 19 July 2019.