Overview
- HSU confirmed it will not employ or assign scientific staff from countries it designates as security risks for university projects.
- President Klaus Beckmann identified Russia, China and Iran as examples of states covered by the restriction.
- Beckmann argued that mixing sensitive and non‑sensitive work on the same campus is impractical given the risk profile of current projects.
- He noted that Bundeswehr universities in Hamburg and Munich received €700 million from 2020 to 2026 under the dtec.bw program for security‑relevant research.
- HSU reports substantial capacity and growth in dual‑use work, citing 135 professorships, about 1,300 employees and roughly 2,500 students.