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Leading research, excellence in teaching and studies, internationality and interdisciplinary cooperation have been features of the University of Konstanz ever since it was established as a reform university in 1966. Its clear orientation gave it a distinctive profile early on, characterized not only by high quality but also by innovation, creativity and dedicated joy in research. The consistent expansion of its strengths and innovative concepts and ideas greatly contributed to the University’s success in October 2007 with its institutional strategy „Modell Konstanz – towards a culture of creativity" within the framework of the Excellence Initiative of the German federal and state governments. The University now belongs to the nine universities whose “Concept for the future to expand university research” is promoted by federal and state governments. In addition, the graduate school "Chemical Biology" was able to prevail in 2007. Already in the first round of the Excellence Initiative in 2006, the Cluster of Excellence „Cultural Foundations of Integration“ was approved.



