Office of the International Expert Commission for the Evaluation of the Excellence Initiative

In the summer of 2005, the German federal and state governments adopted the Excellence Initiative as a comprehensive funding program for German science. Within the framework of an independent evaluation of the Excellence Initiative, which was carried out by an international commission of experts, the iit was commissioned with the office for evaluation. The administrative office is the central body for the exchange of information of the expert commission in terms of content and organization. It assists the commission in all activities, manages the budget, provides technical expertise for the evaluation and is responsible for the compilation and publication of the evaluation report. In addition, the office is the central contact for all external partners..