{"id":1203,"date":"2025-05-22T13:26:27","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T11:26:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/four-cluster-successes-secure-ticket-to-the-university-of-excellence-race\/"},"modified":"2025-06-05T14:14:20","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T12:14:20","slug":"four-cluster-successes-secure-ticket-to-the-university-of-excellence-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/en\/four-cluster-successes-secure-ticket-to-the-university-of-excellence-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Cluster Successes Secure Ticket to the \u201cUniversity of Excellence\u201d Race"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_small\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><strong>Connect four: All four Excellence Clusters submitted by the founding universities of the Northwest Alliance\u2014Bremen and Oldenburg\u2014have been approved as part of the Excellence Strategy of the German Federal and State Governments. This outstanding accomplishment marks a major milestone and opens the door to the next big goal: applying together for the title of \u201cUniversity of Excellence.\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Clusters of Excellence we have acquired are the entry ticket for the competition \u2013 together with the University of Oldenburg \u2013 for the title of \u2018University of Excellence.\u2019 We have been hoping for this all along,\u201d said the President of the University of Bremen, Professor Jutta G\u00fcnther. \u201cAs we have been working intensively with the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg for some time now, we are well prepared. The great success shows how sustainable our cooperation is.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our two universities have a tradition of close collaboration and have set themselves the goal of further boosting their impact and appeal at the national and international level. We are now underscoring this mission by submitting a joint application for the University of Excellence funding line, and thus forging ahead with our ambitious plans in a targeted manner,&#8221; explained the President of the University of Oldenburg, Professor Ralph Bruder.<\/p>\n<p>Further information in the press releases:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hearing4all.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hearing4all.connects<\/a> (University of Oldenburg): hearing research<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni-bremen.de\/die-marsperspektive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Martian Mindset<\/a> (University of Bremen): materials sciences and technologies<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/navisense.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NaviSense <\/a>(University of Oldenburg): animal navigation<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marum.de\/Der-Ozeanboden.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ocean Floor<\/a> (University of Bremen, University of Oldenburg): marine research<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Further information in the press releases:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uol.de\/aktuelles\/artikel\/exzellenzstrategie-universitaet-feiert-sensationellen-erfolg-11288\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Excellence Strategy: University of Oldenburg celebrates sensational success<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni-bremen.de\/universitaet\/hochschulkommunikation-und-marketing\/aktuelle-meldungen\/detailansicht\/page?tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=37758&amp;cHash=6c1db32a98a7d9b25cad1aea27f1362b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Historic Success: University of Bremen Acquires Funding for Two Clusters of Excellence for the First Time<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_small\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-image align_none meta_simple\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/gruppen_cluster_uni_bremen-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"A happy moment for the Bremen teams (from left to right): Kirsten Tracht, designated co-spokesperson of the Cluster of Excellence \u2018The Martian Mindset\u2019; Michal Kucera, Vice President for Research and Transfer; Heiko P\u00e4like, designated spokesperson of the Cluster of Excellence \u2018The Ocean Floor\u2019; Jutta G\u00fcnther, President of the University of Bremen; Kai-Uwe Hinrichs, Director of MARUM; and Marc Avila, designated co-spokesperson of the Cluster of Excellence \u2018The Martian Mindset\u2019. Copyright: Universit\u00e4t Bremen \/ Matej Meza\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/gruppen_cluster_uni_bremen-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/gruppen_cluster_uni_bremen-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/gruppen_cluster_uni_bremen-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/gruppen_cluster_uni_bremen.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"w-image-meta\"><div class=\"w-image-title\">A happy moment for the Bremen teams (from left to right): Kirsten Tracht, designated co-spokesperson of the Cluster of Excellence \u2018The Martian Mindset\u2019; Michal Kucera, Vice President for Research and Transfer; Heiko P\u00e4like, designated spokesperson of the Cluster of Excellence \u2018The Ocean Floor\u2019; Jutta G\u00fcnther, President of the University of Bremen; Kai-Uwe Hinrichs, Director of MARUM; and Marc Avila, designated co-spokesperson of the Cluster of Excellence \u2018The Martian Mindset\u2019. Copyright: Universit\u00e4t Bremen \/ Matej Meza<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-image align_none meta_simple\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/071_250522-uni-oldenburg-exzellenz032-002-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Delighted with the sensational success (from left to right): University President Ralph Bruder, Christiane Thiel, spokesperson for Hearing4all, Henrik Mouritsen, spokesperson for NaviSense, and Helmut Hillebrand, Oldenburg spokesperson for Ocean Floor. Copyright: Universit\u00e4t Oldenburg\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/071_250522-uni-oldenburg-exzellenz032-002-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/071_250522-uni-oldenburg-exzellenz032-002-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/071_250522-uni-oldenburg-exzellenz032-002-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/northwest-alliance.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/071_250522-uni-oldenburg-exzellenz032-002.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"w-image-meta\"><div class=\"w-image-title\">Delighted with the sensational success (from left to right): University President Ralph Bruder, Christiane Thiel, spokesperson for Hearing4all, Henrik Mouritsen, spokesperson for NaviSense, and Helmut Hillebrand, Oldenburg spokesperson for Ocean Floor. 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