Assessment criteria for the technological sciences and appointments in the technological sciences

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Background and aims

High standards in the technological sciences are a key element of Germany’s innovation system. The project group identified two priorities for its work on quality and evaluation in this discipline. Firstly, it set out to formulate quality criteria for the technological sciences in Germany and discuss key questions such as the relative importance of quantitative and qualitative criteria and conflicts between international science and Germany’s national science culture. The discussions include aspects such as the weighting of publications, third-party funding and patents, as well as the output in terms of qualifications and careers.

The project group’s members are also formulating recommendations for safeguarding and expanding the tried-and-tested system of appointing university professors with practical experience. The appointment of technological scientists with industry experience is widely regarded as one of the strengths of the German innovation system, since it plays a key role in facilitating cooperation between science and industry.

Project group members

  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. Albert Albers
    Karlsruher Institut für Technologie
  • Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. E. h. Manfred Curbach
    TU Dresden
  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. Peter Gutzmer
    Schaeffler AG
  • Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Lutz Heuser
    Urban Software Institute
  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ellen Ivers-Tiffée
    Karlsruher Institut für Technologie
  • Prof. Dr. Wolfgang König (Projektleitung)
    Technische Universität Berlin
  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. Udo Lindemann
    Technische Universität München
  • Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Doris Schmitt-Landsiedel
    Technische Universität München
  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ernst Schmachtenberg
    RWTH Aachen
  • Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. E.h. Dr. h.c. Dieter Spath
    acatech – Deutsche Akademie der Technikwissenschaften
  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Turek
    TU Clausthal
  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. habil. Robert Weigel
    Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
  • Prof. em. Dr. Peter Weingart
    Universität Bielefeld
  • Dr.-Ing. E.h. Manfred Wittenstein
    Wittenstein SE

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