The science location Stuttgart region

The characteristic feature of the attractive educational location "Stuttgart region" is the close connection between high tech, practical studies and the partnership based exchanges with the economy.

The research infrastructure in the Stuttgart region takes a leading role throughout the nation in the area of fundamental research and the application oriented research. Innovation capacities of companies are supplemented by a dense network of universities and public research facilities.

The University of Tübingen, with more than 500 years of tradition, is the classical full university. It enjoys an international reputation in the modern biological and natural sciences and has a world-wide network of co-operations and partnerships. The strategic research structure of the University of Hohenheim is characterized through the areas of biological sciences, agriculture, nutritional sciences, international economic research, research of the tropics, environmental research and the research of Eastern Europe. The University of Stuttgart is concentrated on the technical and natural science disciplines. With the acquisition of third party funds, it is leading in Germany and thus highlights its scientifically excellent quality. The research ranking of the German Research Association and the Humboldt Foundation lead the University of Stuttgart to the top position.
The Stuttgart Institute of Management and Technology (SIMT), 16 academies and universities, eight Fraunhofer or Max Planck Institutes, the German Research Institute for air and space travel, the university for music and performing arts, the film academy Ludwigsburg and many more offer in all a wide range of courses of studies and research fields in the region.

Transfers of scientific research results in innovative and market capable products are supported through numerous institutions like for example the Steinbeis Transfer Center. The innovative top position of the region is documented through the number of patents. Nowhere else in Europe are more patents registered than in the Stuttgart region. And nowhere else in Germany are there more business start-ups in the field of high technology.

The Stuttgart region - with a unique concentration of know how, high-quality research and successful companies in industry, craftsmanship and services - offers ideal prerequisites for successful congresses. The visit of one of the numerous specialist trade fairs or industry museums rounds off the impression of the economic region of Stuttgart.

• Here you can find an overview of the universities in the Stuttgart region