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Professor Gerhard Sagerer, Rector Bielefeld University
“Expanding our collaboration offers great potential – both for the state universities and for the entire science and innovation sector in Ostwestfalen-Lippe. The two universities, two universities of applied sciences and the University of Music have been successfully co-operating on a multitude of projects, in a variety of configurations, for a number of years now. And we’re keen to continue to expand this collaboration. Creating synergy effects, pooling expertise and enhancing visibility – that’s what Campus OWL is all about.”
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Professor Ingeborg Schramm-Wölk, President Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences
“With the Campus OWL network, we plan to further strengthen the long-standing good relationships between the universities in Ostwestfalen-Lippe. A joint presence for the science and innovation sector in the OWL region – both nationally and internationally – is a major competitive advantage.”
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Professor Jürgen Krahl, President OWL University of Applied Sciences and Arts
“As President of OWL University of Applied Sciences and Arts, I’m delighted that with this co-operation agreement, and in the future the Campus OWL network, we – the five state universities in OWL – have launched a second joint and institutionalised initiative. This will further expand the close collaboration between the partners and enable us to break new ground in Germany together.”
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Professor Thomas Grosse, Rector University of Music Detmold
“Campus OWL is founded on a partnership of trust between the state universities. The network partners actively pool their research, science, art and social responsibility expertise in co-operation projects which strengthen the region and benefit those living here. This boosts both the innovation potential of the individual institutions and the attractiveness of the region as a whole.”
Professor Birgitt Riegraf, President Paderborn University
“The Ostwestfalen-Lippe region stands out for its very high concentration of first-rate universities and research institutions in a vibrant cultural and economic landscape. Campus OWL facilitates co-operation between the universities and universities of applied sciences and provides a platform for pooling strengths. Campus OWL enhances the visibility of Ostwestfalen-Lippe as a region of science and innovation, both nationally and internationally, in particular in the areas of research, transfer, internationalisation and digitalisation.”