Excerpts from the speech of the German Chancellor Angela Merkel:
“Especially noteworthy is the cooperation with Kiel University, with the Cluster of Excellence, which is, of course, very important in promoting cooperation here in the region. Schleswig-Holstein has distinguished itself as a research location for marine research and as a location of maritime development as a whole, has always sent out a clear signal and stated clearly, we want to create the future here. Because we know that our future lies in the minds of the people, in education, in research and in development Schleswig-Holstein can be very proud of the fact that this institution is one of the contributions of the country to international research.
I can only say: what is being done here is of utmost interest. The employees are very motivated. For this reason I will tell the Minister for Research personally: I believe our money is being put to good use here."
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