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01.05.2025 | Incher | DFG-Projekt

Gain insight into the Swedish debate on excellence via the article in Tidningen Curie! Contribution from the German example by Guido Bünstorf

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The Swedish government has announced several new excellence initiatives; on this occasion, the journal Curie asks: What lessons can be learnt from previous investments in excellence? Curie interviewed Anders Broström, Gothenburg University, Guido Bünstorf, University of Kassel, and Jenny Larsson, Stockholm University and Centre for the Human Past (CHP).

One important reason for the success of the German Excellence Initiative is the high standard of the application review, says Bünstorf. 'It is also important that the rules are clear from the outset and that everyone is prepared to accept the consequences. (...) There can be and have been inequalities in the country, and then you need to allow for them'.

  • Curie is a Swedish journal that reports on developments in research.
  • Prof Dr. Guido Bünstorf heads the Department of Economic Policy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of Kassel and is spokesman for the board of the International Centre for Higher Education Research (INCHER).

Link to the article Så blir excellenssatsningar framgångsrika (tidningen Curie, 28.4.2025)