The - Partner for International Research

Dr. Christoph L. Häuser Museum für Naturkunde - Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science , [email protected] Non-university research in Germany

Strategic and Program driven research and interdisciplinary research large research infrastructures

Basic research Applied research Leibniz Mission Statement

We stand for • Scientific Excellence and Societal Impact - with international relevance

We do • Excellent basic and applied research with social, ecological, and economic impact (in all fields of science and humanities) • Interdisciplinary research within and across institutes • Close collaborations with universities • Provide wide range of research infrastructures The Leibniz Association at a glance

• Established in 1995 Budget in Mio. • 91 institutions: € o 66 research institutes, o 17 research infrastructure facilities, and o 8 research museums. Institutional Funding • 18,600 employees; 9,400 researchers Leibniz-Competition Third Party Funding • Total budget of > € 1.7 billion Other • Regular dedicated evaluations (7 years) Leibniz characteristics

• Institutes are financially and legally independent • Decentralized organization • Research topics are developed bottom-up • Jointly funded by the Federal Government and the States/Länder (50:50) • Head office in Berlin, EU liaison office in Brussels Locations and Research Areas

Section A (21) Humanities and Educational Research

Section B (16) Economics, Social and Spatial Sciences

Section C (23) Life Sciences

Section D (22) Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Engineering

Section E (9) Environmental Research Working in Networks: Leibniz Research Alliances

Education Biodiversity Energy Transition Healthy Ageing Research

Pharmaceutical Sustainable Food Historical Agents and Science 2.0 Production and Authenticity Biotechnology Healthy Nutrition

Crises in a Medical Nanosafety Infections `21 Globalized World Technology Research Infrastructures in the Leibniz Association

162 Research Infrastructures, e.g. o Research libraries o Scientific collections o Data archives o High tech labs & facilities o Research stations Leibniz Institutes work worldwide

• More than 3.400 cooperation projects in 116 countries

• 15 research stations abroad

• Researchers at Leibniz come from > 100 countries (20%) Cooperation with partners in Vietnam: overview

• 13 out of (then) 88 Leibniz institutes cooperated with Vietnamese partners (2015): o 13 through contractual cooperation with universities, non- university research institutions and companies o 9 host long-term research grantees from Vietnam (e.g. Alexander von Humboldt scholars) o 8 have regular personnel exchanges with Vietnamese partners (in both directions) • Cooperation is especially strong in: marine sciences & catalysis, agricultural research, ecological & biodiversity studies Leibniz research museums: scientific collections

• Mining Museum, • , • Deutsches Schiffahrtsmuseum,

• Germanisches Nationalmuseum, • Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin • Research Museum for Archeology, • Senckenberg Naturmuseen, a. M., Görlitz und

• Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig,

11 Museum für Naturkunde - Leibniz Institute for Evolution & Biodiversity Science

• Leibniz Association (since 2009) • 30M collection – global top ten • 294 staff (>400 including volonteers etc.) • € 16M core funding • € 5M external funding • Active collaboration with 60 countries (incld. Vietnam) • Important partner for policy-makers How to cooperate with the Leibniz Association

• Enter a research cooperation with one or several of the 91 Leibniz Institutes: o www.leibniz-association.eu • Visit/Join a Leibniz Institute as a researcher: o www.leibniz-association.eu/careers • Join a Leibniz Institute through the Leibniz DAAD Research Fellowships programme for international postdoctoral researchers: o www.daad.de/leibniz • Pursue your PhD degree at a Leibniz Graduate School: o www.leibniz-association.eu/careers Thank you very much for your attention!

Dr. Christoph Häuser Deputy Director General [email protected]

Museum für Naturkunde - Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science Invalidenstraße 43 10115 Berlin, Germany