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Academic & Research Collaborations

Strong Partners

Strong Partners
Image Credit: Berlin University Alliance

Berlin offers a rich and collaborative research environment, anchored by a high concentration of non-university institutions and networks. As Germany’s largest site for the Leibniz Association and home to multiple centers of the Helmholtz, Max Planck and Fraunhofer societies, the city spans the full spectrum of scientific inquiry across disciplines, from fundamental to applied research. Berlin Research 50 (BR50), a joint initiative of nearly all non-university research institutes in the region, enhances this landscape by fostering cross-institutional collaboration and strategic alignment with Berlin’s universities and public stakeholders. Berlin is not only a hub of disciplinary innovation, but also a space where researchers from around the world can engage in interdisciplinary work on the pressing challenges of our time.

The Berlin University Alliance builds strong ties with Berlin’s academic and research institutions to foster interdisciplinary collaboration and expand its intellectual reach. Key partners include the Berlin University of the Arts, Weißensee Academy of Art and the Hybrid Plattform. The Alliance also works closely with high-profile research institutions such as the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Science (BBAW) and the Center for Civil Society Research. Further key partners include the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, the Robert Koch Institute and the Berlin Social Science Center (WZB).

Einstein Centers

Founded by the State of Berlin, the Einstein Foundation promotes international research in and for Berlin, and the BUA institutions benefit significantly from this initiative and its various funding lines, in particular from the Foundation's Einstein Centers.

The Einstein Centers complement the Berlin University Alliance’s efforts by enabling cross-institutional, interdisciplinary collaborations that serve as incubators for innovative, internationally visible research. They support a wide range of goals—from advancing early career development to building platforms for science communication and collaboration with industry and society. The Einstein Center 3R focuses on human tissue models as alternatives to animal testing, while the Einstein Center Digital Future brings together academia, industry and government to explore the societal impacts of digitalization. The Einstein Center Population Diversity and the Einstein Center Mathematics tackle the pressing challenges of changing demographics for healthcare and application-oriented mathematics, respectively, contributing to the interdisciplinary and cross-sector research scene of Berlin.