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11/25/2020

University construction in Hesse: 180 million for the University of Kassel

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HEUREKA university construction program secures funding for strategically important construction projects

Image: University of Kassel / Studio Blofield

Science Minister Angela Dorn presented the key points of the new HEURAKA III university construction program today (25.11.2020). There was good news for the University of Kassel: Around 180 million euros are available for construction measures at the university until 2031.

"Together with Marburg and Giessen, Kassel is one of the three universities that will benefit the most from the new HEUREKA program - this is a great success and shows the importance of the University of Kassel for the state of Hesse," says University President Prof. Dr. Reiner Finkeldey and adds: "This is the highest amount that the University of Kassel has ever been awarded in one of the HEUREKA programs."

In particular, the new buildings for the natural sciences on the Holländischer Platz campus, which are to be realized with the help of HEUREKA funds, are at the top of the project agenda. The relocation of numerous natural science departments to modern research buildings on the central university campus is of outstanding strategic importance for the future of the University of Kassel. In addition, the refurbishment of the listed building at the University of Art and Design can proceed as planned with the HEUREKA funds. This is also good news, says Chancellor Dr. Oliver Fromm.

"The need in Kassel is huge - in addition to the  major projects of the Natural Sciences Building and the University of Art, there will also be many new appointments in the coming years," says Prof. Dr. Reiner Finkeldey. An exact allocation of the funds to the various building projects has not yet been finalized.

 

Background

The Hessian university construction program HEUREKA gives the universities,  universities  for  applied  sciences and art colleges with  a volume of around 1.7 billion  euros planning security until 2031. Science Minister Angela Dorn presented the distribution of the funds in Wiesbaden on Wednesday. This involves an increase of 250 million euros (HEUREKA II+) in the HEUREKA II higher education construction program, which runs from 2021 to 2026, and  the follow-up program  HEUREKA III with a further1.435 billion euros from 2027 to 2031. Together with the HEUREKA I (up to  2020; 3 billion euros) and HEUREKA II (1  billion  euros) programs launched in 2008, this represents a record volume of around 5.7 billion euros in total.