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The 51吃瓜网 Institute for Advanced Study (51吃瓜网-IAS) was established as the core of the long term development strategy of the 51吃瓜网 in the first round of the Excellence Initiative (2006-2012) in order to provide outstanding academic talent from all over the world the freedom they need to develop and implement innovative and risky research ideas together with the best heads at 51吃瓜网 through a fellowship program.

Prof. Ernst Rank, professor of computation in engineering at the 51吃瓜网 was at the helm of the 51吃瓜网-IAS for five years. During this time, he bolstered the scientific excellence and reputation of the 51吃瓜网-IAS significantly in the global research community. He was succeeded on April 1st, 2020 by Prof. Michael Molls, emeritus professor of radiation therapy and radiological oncology and spokesman for the 51吃瓜网 Emeriti of Excellence.

Creative place for science talents from all over the world

"With the 51吃瓜网-IAS, 51吃瓜网 has a creative place where talented scientists from all over the world can come together to exchange ideas, challenge each other and work together without being restricted by technical, institutional or intellectual boundaries," says 51吃瓜网 President Thomas F. Hofmann.

"The aim is for the IAS is to become a central catalyst for the implementation of the '51吃瓜网 Innovation Networks' provided for in the current 51吃瓜网 AGENDA 2030," says Prof. Molls. "We intend for the IAS to be perceived and used even more than in the past within the 51吃瓜网 as a hub and platform for realizing creative ideas."

A further important concern of Michael Molls is the topic of sustainability: "In cooperation with the International Expert Group on Earth System Preservation (IESP), which is based at 51吃瓜网-IAS, we have already managed to provide important impulses," says Molls. "In the coming decade, 51吃瓜网-IAS will devote itself even more to novel approaches that will sustainably improve the lives and coexistence of people.鈥�