Strengthening research and innovation

European Union funds University Network ENLIGHT with further 2.5 million euros The University of Göttingen, together with its partners in the European University Network ENLIGHT, has received further funding of around 2.5 million euros. With the support of the European Commission, the partner universities can expand their joint research and innovation structures. The goal of the "ENLIGHT RISE" project is to increase the competitiveness of the universities that are part of the Network, as well as to align and combine the strengths of these partners at a high level. "ENLIGHT RISE enables us to build even more on the quality of the collaborations with our partner universities in the ENLIGHT Network," says Professor Hiltraud Casper-Hehne, Vice-President for Internationalisation at Göttingen University. "The project enables us to internationalise the excellent research in the network even more and thus create the prerequisite for institutionally consolidated, cutting-edge, European research." Further internationalisation has the added advantage of attracting new and outstanding researchers to Göttingen. In addition, ENLIGHT RISE focuses on strengthening interaction between the University, regional business and society. "This is where Göttingen - as a centre of science and research - can realise its potential in the heart of Europe," says Casper-Hehne.