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discovered 01.13 COLLABORATION WWW.Hzdr.DE // Dresden has a tight network of scientific and research institutes whose common goal it is to develop strategies for Dresden as a scientific hub and use synergies. To this end, they have joined forces as the DRESDEN-concept e.V. association. We sat down with Manuel Joiko, the association's new director. _Interview . Anja Weigl "Implementing the future concept together" Mr. Joiko, you have been head of this office since the beginning of the year. Pray tell us about some of the tasks that are keeping you especially busy at the moment. Manuel Joiko: At this time, paying official visits to DRESDEN- concept members are at the top of my list. My main goal is to find out about their topics of focus as part of this alliance, what their expectations are of us, and what they're hoping to contribute this year. Until now, two clear-cut fields of action have crystallized that I am taking care of: There are already so many joint partner activities, but they are not nearly well-known enough. And there are such awesome ideas for how to increase the synergistic potential but in many cases these have not yet trickled down to the level of the workplace. What's most exciting is the fact that since the beginning of this year, many interested parties have approached DRESDEN-concept to discuss different options for collaborating. The association was an important building block for the success of the TU Dresden as part of the federal excellence initiative. The main goal has been achieved: The TU is now counted among the universities of excellence. What are some of the plans the association has at this point? True, it did allow the TU Dresden to join the ranks of the excellence league. Now what counts is implementing the future concept entitled "The synergistic university" as the TU strategy for the coming years and to achieve new levels of excellence in research, education, infrastructure, and administration. The two agreed upon excellence clusters as well as the graduate school are playing a central role in all this. The HZDR's involvement in these projects is as a partner. The HZDR is a very important partner, though, because it is part of the association's board, the DRESDEN-Board, and is also represented in the administrative and infrastructure committee. What is the DRESDEN-concept partners' plan for using synergies in research, education, infrastructure, and administration? Could you name a few representative projects? What have been some of the successes? First off, the common technology platform needs mention as it allows for a quick and easy retrieval of information as well as access to equipment and service offers by our members. We have made great strides in terms of the work and are currently in the process of successively adding additional To get to a level of excellence in research, education, infrastructure, and administration.

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