Knowledge exchange@UHH: Strategic principle

Excellence Meets Relevance: As a flagship university, the University of Hamburg (UHH) is committed to conducting research and teaching that is both excellent and socially relevant. This also includes its contribution to solving complex challenges and strengthening democratization and trust in science. The University of Hamburg sees itself not only as an excellent institution for research and teaching, but also as a corporate citizen; its members see themselves not only as committed researchers and teachers, but also as academic citizens. And it is not only about the production and communication of knowledge, but also about the co-creative production of public goods.

The profile of the third performance dimension at the University of Hamburg is the “Triple-E Model of Knowledge Exchange”: The variety of knowledge exchange activities at the UHH as a comprehensive university are based on a triangle of expertise, commitment and entrepreneurship.

• Expertise: This is reflected in scientific policy advice, cooperation with companies and dialog events with civil society actors.

• Engagement: Researchers and students at the University of Hamburg work together with stakeholders from civil society, politics, industry and culture to tackle social challenges.

• Entrepreneurship: The University of Hamburg cultivates a wide range of innovation activities - technological as well as social and ecological.