Karlsruher Institut für Technologie

Mission & Goals

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is a higher education and research organisation with about 10.000 employees, 22.800 students, and a total annual budget of about 1,26 billion Euro. It bundles the missions of a university of the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg and of a large-scale research institution of the Helmholtz Association. Within these missions, KIT is operating along the three strategic fields of action of research, teaching, and innovation. In establishing innovative research structures, KIT is pursuing joint strategies and visions. KIT is one of eleven Universities of Excellence in Germany and is devoted to top research and excellent academic education as well as to being a prominent location of academic life, life-long learning, comprehensive advanced training, exchange of know-how, and sustainable innovation culture.