Editing University of Bonn (section)

==== Internationalization ====
A strategic objective of the University of Bonn since 2015 has been [[Internationalization|increasing internationality]] in the areas of research, teaching, and administration.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=2020 |title=THE UNIVERSITY OF BONN 2025 INTERNATIONALIZATION STRATEGY |url=https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/international/international-profile/2025-internationalization-strategy/ubn_brosch_2025-internationalization-strategy.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/international/international-profile/2025-internationalization-strategy/ubn_brosch_2025-internationalization-strategy.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live |journal=[[University of Bonn Rectorate]]}}</ref> With this aim, since 2015 six international transdisciplinary research areas and six clusters of excellence were formed, Bonn ranked second in Germany for international co-publications in the Nature Index 2018, The Bonn International Graduate Schools (BIGS) system was expanded to twelve graduate schools, and there was continuation of the "International Doctorate" program with [[German Academic Exchange Service|DAAD]].

The current strategic research aims for 2025 are to increase percentage of non-German national professors to 15% of total, increase the number of joint international research projects being conducted, increase application filing and approval rates in European Union research funding programs, to build up and expand European research and innovation networks, and to raise the international profile of the Bonn International Graduate Schools (BIGS). This will include formation of a global network with the existing strategic partner universities and establishing new partners for research, teaching and administration, continuation of efforts to build up the European University of Brain and Technology (NeurotechEU) within the European University Network funding framework, choosing at least two countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America as focus countries for international cooperation, and establishment of joint doctoral programs, and expansion of bi-national doctorate programs.
[[File:2016-05-04-bonn-universitaet-innenansicht-saeulenhalle-05.jpg|thumb|Saeulenhalle ("Pillared Hall") of the Electoral Palace]]
The strategic teaching aims for 2025 are digital internationalization of study offerings and teaching, increasing the number of English-language bachelor's degree modules, increasing the number of incoming international exchange students (in particular [[Bachelor's degree|bachelors]] programs), increase outgoing student mobility through the [[Erasmus Programme|Global Exchange Program]], improving access to underrepresented groups of students. This will include expanding the [[Bilingual lexical access|bilingually]] of services in central administration, enhancement of foreign language and intercultural competency acquisition opportunities as part of personnel staff skill development, further development of existing internationalization structures within the faculties, departments and institutes, digitalization of service structures for international students and academics at the University of Bonn, and increasing the University of Bonn's international marketing and public relations.

Additional strategic objectives for the university are the increased bilateral cooperation between the University of Bonn and [[United Nations University]], increased cooperation with international academic and science organizations active in Bonn, increased cooperation with [[Private sector|private-sector]] firms based in the region, increased cooperation with the City of Bonn on internationalization-relevant initiatives, and development of long-term internationalization plans aligned with the identity of the City of Bonn as a center for [[Sustainability and transformation plan|sustainability policy]].