Higher education policy

Committees operating throughout Germany

Joint Science Conference Together to strengthen science – the federal and state governments in the Joint Science Conference (GWK) work with this guiding principle.
Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs The ministers of states, who are responsible for education and training, universities and research as well as cultural affairs, work together in the Kultusministerkonferenz.
German Rectors’ Conference The German Rectors’ Conference (HRK) is the voluntary association of state-run and state-recognised universities in Germany.