Overview

• Dorothee Bär unveiled a “Rundum-sorglos-Paket” for foreign researchers that includes partner employment, daycare slots and expanded grants to create a welcoming environment
• The initiative responds to President Trump’s cuts to university subsidies and new entry restrictions on international students in the US
• Berlin will increase funding for the Alexander-von-Humboldt Foundation and the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft to support scholarships and research programs
• Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder proposed hosting an Exilcampus in Bavaria to accommodate Harvard scholars affected by US policies
• While Germany cannot match top US salaries, officials emphasize guaranteed academic freedom as the initiative’s chief incentive