Qualify, profile, network: The promotion of young academics is high on the research policy agenda in Germany. An example of this is the current Framework Programme of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) "Understanding Society – Shaping the Future”.

Whether in India, Mexico, Brazil, Ghana or Tunisia, the "Maria Sibylla Merian Centres for Advanced Studies" facilitate research in the humanities and social sciences in long-term, transnational working contexts.

The programme "Understanding Society – Shaping the Future” is strengthening the humanities and social sciences in Germany and supports research with 700 million euros up to 2025.