No. 110/2019

0 = comparatively very negative, 10 = comparatively very positive 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 A B C D E F G H I J 10 9 8 77 6 5 4 A B C D E F G H I J 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 A) International focus / Internationality B) Quality of research C) Quality of teaching at universities / higher education institutions D) Researchers’ professional prospects E) Promotion of junior researchers F) Research funding (opportunities for financing research projects) G) Infrastructure and facilities at universities and / or research institutions H) Dual career opportunities I) Childcare provision J) Working hours Australia, New Zealand, Oceania Asia Sub-Saharan Africa Mean Value 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 A B D E F G H I J 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 A B C D E F G H I J 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 A B C D E F G H I J 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 A) International focus / Internationali y B) Quality of research C) Quality of teaching at universit es / higher education institutions D) Researchers’ professi nal prospects E) Promoti n f junior researchers F) Research funding (opportunities for financing research projects) G) Infrastructure and facilities at universit es and / or research institutions H) Dual career opportunities I) Childcare provision J) Working hours Australia, New Zealand, Oceania Asia Sub- ahar n Africa Mean V lue 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 A B C D E F G H I J FOCUS 16 HUMBOLDT KOSMOS 110/2019 Research: Quality and financing: top! But who takes care of young talents? How do you rate Germany as a research location in comparison with your home country? In comparison with other parts of the world, Germany is largely rated positively – with clear differences in some cases depending on whether the respondents come from Africa or North America, for instance. Despite these divergencies, everyone is agreed on the fields in which Germany is strong, such as infrastructure, and weak, such as dual career opportunities and promoting junior researchers.