1. The Max Planck Society Research and Training Opportunities AAU Chief Academic Officers Meeting Newport Beach, September 8, 2003

2. “ Knowledge must precede application. ” (Max Planck) ¥Advancing Innovative and Interdisciplinary Research at the Frontiers of Knowledge ¥Providing Highly Competitive Research Conditions for Excellent Researchers ¥Promoting Young Researchers and International Cooperation The Max Planck Society Research at the Frontier of Knowledge

3. Role of the Max Planck Society in the German Research System ¥cutting-edge research at the frontier of knowledge ¥concentration on innovative areas ¥complementing University research ¥International collaboration ¥technology transfer ¥organized into 80 research institutes • each organized around 2 to 10 directors (4 on average)

4. ¥ Physics-Chemistry-Technology-Section Astronomy, Chemistry, Physics, Material Sciences, Geosciences, Mathematics, Computer Science ¥ Biology - Medicine -Section: Developmental Biology, Ecology and Environment, Neurosciences, Structural Biology, Genome Research ¥ Humanities-Section Comparative Law, Social and Cultural Sciences Research Fields

5. Nobel Prizes since 1980 •Sackmann and Neher •Nüsslein-Vollhardt •Klitzing, Material Science

6. Locations and Figures Figures: / 80 Institutes / 220 directors / 12,000 employees 3500 scientists 380 US-citizens 8500 support / 9,100 junior scientists  Annual budget: € 1.26 billion

7. Expenditure 2002 acc.to Research Fields Total € 1,252.6 mio

8. Student Assistants, Ph.D.Students, Post-docs, and Guest Scientists (2002) Total number: 9,109 Foreigners: 4,705

9. Student Assistants, Ph.D.Students, Post-docs, Research Scholars and Guest Scientists (2002) by Citizenship

10. • 16 US citizens among Institute Directors • 52 Institute Directors appointed from US research institutions and Universities • 364 visiting researchers (Post Docs) from USA in MPIs • 360 US project partners Max-Planck-Gesellschaft MPG USA Co-operation Fact Sheet (2002)

11. • special Ph.D.-Programs in collaboration with German Universities • 29 schools involving 34 institutes • use MPG-expertise for graduate education • improve cooperation with universities • use MPG brand name to attract foreign talent (60 % foreign students) ___________________________________________ http://www.mpg.de/english/institutesProjectsFacilities/schoolChoice/index.html International Max Planck Research Schools

12. Max-Planck-Gesellschaft International Max Planck Research Schools IMPRS for Astrophysics, Garching IMPRS for Computer Science, Saarbrücken IMPRS for Geometric Analysis and String Theory, Golm IMPRS for Advanced Materials, Stuttgart IMPRS for Demography, Rostock IMPRS for Comparative Legal History, Frankfurt am Main IMPRS for Environmental, Cellular and Molecular Microbiology, Marburg IMPRS for Molecular Biology, Göttingen IMPRS for Neural and Behavioural Sciences, Tübingen IMPRS for Neurosciences, Göttingen

13. January 2003 In total 785 PhD Students 60 % foreigners coming from 72 countries: | India63 | Italy46 | China37 | Russia23 | USA 15 | Canada 6 - MEEC (Poland, Romania et al.)86 - other EU countries (excl. Italy)62 Max-Planck-Gesellschaft International Max Planck Research Schools

14. US students and International Max Planck Research Schools • Number is still small (15 out of XXX) • Attractive research environment – MPG institute – University • Exposure to foreign culture and language

15. Further Information: Divison of International Relations Hofgartenstrasse 8, 80539 Munich, Germany Tel +49 89 2108 1270 Fax +49 89 2108 1451 Email: Berthold.Neizert@mpg-gv.mpg.de