Overview

• A Letter of Intent signed by the Hasso-Plattner Foundation, the State of Brandenburg and the University of Potsdam sets out phased land transfers and funding arrangements.
• The Brauhausberg site will be redeveloped around the former Landtag building to accommodate up to 6,000 students and relocate law, economics and social sciences faculties.
• The Hasso-Plattner-Institute at Griebnitzsee will receive new buildings and resources to strengthen its focus on artificial intelligence research.
• A task force co-led by Plattner and Brandenburg’s Minister-President Dietmar Woidke will steer planning, financing and construction efforts.
• Plattner says the initiative will counter restrictive US science policies, boost international collaboration and drive economic growth in Brandenburg and Berlin.