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The federal government and the state of Baden-Wrttemberg agree on further steps to complete the merger at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology KITThe Federal Minister for Education and Research Anja Karliczek and Baden-Wrttembergs Minister for Science Research and Art Theresia Bauer have agreed on further steps to complete the nationwide unique merger at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology KIT. A renowned university and a large research center are thus consolidating and deepening the merger that took place in 2009.In order to exploit the full potential in research teaching and innovation administrative hurdles will be removed and more flexibility in the use of funds made possible. It was necessary to develop completely new legal structures - especially in the area of personnel and budget - that take into account the requirements of both a university and a large research institution. On the legal and financial framework of the merger the state and federal government have agreed on an administrative agreement that has now been signed. The implementation takes place by way of a KIT law amendment and the change of further legal provisions with the so-called 2. KIT Further Development Act which was passed in the state parliament on Wednesday.Federal Research Minister Anja Karliczek explainsNow grows together what belongs together. I am pleased that we are taking the next major development step at KIT together with the state of Baden-Wrttemberg. By completing the merger of the university and large research facility at the KIT location we are strengthening Germany as a science location as a whole and increasing its international appeal. As a research university in the Helmholtz Association KIT will in future be able to offer research teaching and innovation from a single source. Large-scale research and university research at KIT are growing closely together. I am convinced that we can expect major innovations and strong impulses for knowledge and technology transfer from KIT in the future. I am very pleased that we have succeeded in creating the necessary nationwide unique framework conditions for research To create teaching and innovation. The KIT goes into a secure future freed from unnecessary administrative boundaries. Due to the agreed increases in the pact the federal government is supporting KIT as a Helmholtz institution with 322 million euros this year. Baden-Wrttembergs Minister for Science Research and the Arts Theresia Bauer said The KIT is already a special institution today. In the future the KIT employees will no longer work in separate areas when carrying out university and large-scale research tasks and will have a uniform legal framework. This underlines the uniqueness of KIT and creates even better foundations for research teaching and innovation. The framework conditions and the environment which only exist in this form at KIT will have a magnetic effect and attract nationally and internationally excellent scientists and students to Karlsruhe. The KIT will continue to have the tasks of a university and a large research center. The combination of free basic research and strategic Helmholtz research in one facility is part of the DNA of KIT. The structure of this direct combination is the material that makes the KIT so particularly attractive It creates an attraction and magnetic effect with which tip heads can be obtained. The aim is to generate synergies through stronger unity which then lead to an even higher scientific quality. Students have the opportunity to be trained directly in the field of large-scale research and on large-scale equipment - and to set impulses for large-scale research. It creates an attraction and magnetic effect with which tip heads can be obtained. The aim is to generate synergies through stronger unity which then lead to an even higher scientific quality. Students have the opportunity to be trained directly in the field of large-scale research and on large-scale equipment - and to set impulses for large-scale research. It creates an attraction and magnetic effect with which tip heads can be obtained. The aim is to generate synergies through stronger unity which then lead to an even higher scientific quality. Students have the opportunity to be trained directly in the field of large-scale research and on large-scale equipment - and to set impulses for large-scale research. Prof. Holger Hanselka President of KIT adds Today is a great day for us. In the future the KIT scientists will be able to participate equally in university and large-scale research tasks and we will have a staff - this is unique in Germany. These important decisions mean more flexibility and agility for KIT. I am convinced that this will further strengthen KIT as a university of excellence in the competition among research institutions and also bring advantages to Germany as a scientific location internationally. For the courage and support to take this step with us I would like to thank the federal and state politicians.
