University of Stuttgart strengthens partnership with UNSW Sydney

With the cooperation agreement signed on September 17 by Rector Prof. Peter Middendorf and Prof. Attila Brungs, Vice Chancellor and President of UNSW, the University of Stuttgart and the University of New South Wales are strengthening their long-standing partnership and defining clear priorities for the future: to jointly advance knowledge transfer, foster innovation, and deepen collaboration with industry.

The memorandum of understanding between the two research- and transfer-oriented universities focuses on cooperation in cutting-edge research areas such as quantum technologies, manufacturing, architecture and adaptive buildings, aerospace, simulation, energy, and new materials. Another highlight is the intensification of joint activities at the ARENA2036 research campus in Stuttgart, where science and industry are working together to drive forward innovative developments in the fields of mobility and production. 

Existing funding programs are also intended to provide new momentum to the German-Australian partnership: for example, those for the exchange of young researchers  — such as Global Glimpse — and the short-term Stuttgart University Program for Experiencing Research (SUPER) to promote student mobility. To support start-ups, both partners also want to jointly develop a new program for start-up mobility.

Globally interconnected
The University of Stuttgart maintains a global network of partner universities. Of particular importance are university-wide collaborations, which require cooperation in at least three areas. The University of Stuttgart already has eight such university-wide partnerships with Australia alone; the memorandum of understanding with UNSW lays the foundation for the ninth. In addition, there are numerous collaborations at faculty and institute level that arise from international scientific exchange.

Ora Bukoshi, Office of the Rectorate, Tel.: +49 711 685 81014, Email