Research – Relevance – Responsibility
Since 2012, the University of Tübingen has been one of Germany’s Universities of Excellence. With its concept Research – Relevance – Responsibility. Open to New Challenges and a Global Scope of Action, the university was again successful in 2019 in the Excellence Strategy of the German Federal and State Governments. Its status as a University of Excellence was confirmed for seven years until 2026.
On March 11, 2026, the Excellence Commission of the federal and state governments decided, based on the recommendations of the international Committee of Experts, that the University of Tübingen will retain its status as a University of Excellence beyond 2026. The decision is based on six approved Clusters of Excellence. They stand for the outstanding research at the University of Tübingen.
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