Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is the research university in the Helmholtz Association and focuses its cutting-edge research on the fields of energy, mobility, and information. As the only German university of excellence with national large-scale research, KIT offers its 23,000 students, its researchers, and employees unique learning, teaching, and working conditions. More than half of the 10,000 KIT employees work in research on a broad disciplinary basis in the natural sciences, engineering, economics, humanities, and social sciences. The scientists consider innovation to be one of their central tasks: KIT not only creates and imparts knowledge for society and the environment, but also uses it to develop applications for industry. One focus is on technology assessment: The KIT offers policy-makers, industry, and society approaches to solutions for exploiting the potential of technical progress while minimizing its risks. KIT's goal is to contribute to meeting global challenges through research in a continuous exchange with society.