Research Initiative of the Federal State of Rhineland-Palatinate
The Research Initiative (FI) of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, established in 2008 and funded by the Ministry of Science and Health, is a central strategic instrument of RPTU for the development of its research profile. On the one hand, it funds profile areas, meaning internationally established, interdisciplinary research areas in which internationally visible working groups concentrate on a research topic characteristic for the universities resarch profile. On the other hand, potential areas are funded in which scientists from different departments work together on an interdisciplinary basis for a limited period of time in order to develop new research topics.
Initiatives at RPTU during the funding period 2019-2023:
Profile Areas of the FI
AME – Advanced Materials Engineering
Education
including the following subprojects
- Research on Education in Transformation - ForBilT
- Implementation processes in educational settings - ImproBis
- Problem Solving in the Context of Socio-Scientific Issues - ProKSI
BioComp – Complex Data Analysis in Life Sciences and Biotechnology
OPTIMAS – Center for Optics and Materials Sciences
Priority Areas of the FI
Artificial Intelligence Enhanced Cognition and Learning
Baustelle der Zukunft – Automatisierung und Digitalisierung
MathApp – Mathematics applied to real-world challenges
NanoKat – Nanostrukturierte Katalysatoren - Systeme für den Rohstoffwandel
SymbTools – Symbolic Tools in Mathematics and their Application
ZNT – Center for Commercial Vehicle Technology
University Priority Areas
Center for Ethics and the Digital Society (CEDIS)