Martin Keller
President of the Helmholtz Association
“Congratulations to the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) on successfully defending its title as a University of Excellence,” said Martin Keller.
Martin Keller:
Congratulations to the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) on successfully defending its title as a University of Excellence!
I was therefore all the more pleased to be able to visit KIT this week as part of my Center Tour through the Helmholtz Association.
KIT occupies a unique position within the German science system. As a university within the Helmholtz Association, it combines research and teaching with extensive research infrastructures – a combination that is immediately apparent upon visiting.
This was also evident in the stops on the tour: from the Karlsruhe research factory for AI-integrated production to the KATRIN experiment for determining the mass of neutrinos – very light and difficult-to-detect elementary particles – and the ZEISS Innovation Hub Karlsruhe, to discussions about accelerator technologies, fusion research and wearable health devices.
The exchange with the young talents and scientists on site was also particularly valuable – a regular and very important part of my center tour.
I am impressed by the diversity of topics and the integrative approach that connects different disciplines. You can feel that at KIT, scientific curiosity, development, and social responsibility go hand in hand – this makes KIT an important part of the Helmholtz Association.
Many thanks to the entire KIT team for the fascinating tour and the valuable insights. Here's to many more successes together!
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