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FZI Friends' Association
We promote research
Around 60 companies, societies and associations, spin-offs from the FZI, and private individuals with personal ties to the FZI are currently involved in the FZI Friends’ Association.
The FZI Friends’ Association helps shape the direction of the research institute by supporting the transfer of research results into practice and supporting scientific projects. In this way, it strengthens the FZI’s integration into the sectors nationwide and regionally in business and industry.
Would you like to support applied informatics research and participate in advancing the FZI Research Center for Information Technology?
Getting involved
For strengthening the FZI and networking amongst its members, the FZI Friends’ Association is financially and ideally committed in various ways.
Knowledge Transfer
Knowledge Transfer
The FZI Friends' Association brings its experts to the annual FZI Open House and the Friends’ Association Roundtable.
Awards
Awards
The FZI Friends’ Association awards a prize to excellent young scientists for the best final thesis in informatics at the KIT.
Support
Support
The FZI Friends’ Association supports the qualified education and training of young scientists at the FZI.
Helping to shape the FZI
As a member of the FZI Friends’ Association, you help shape the work of the FZI as an independent research institution for informatics application research.
We are discussion partners for researchers
We provide targeted support for scientific projects
We transfer the results of research into practice
Benefit from exclusive advantages!
Regional sector-specific network
in business and industry
Exciting insights into research plans and projects
Exclusive invitations to trade fair appearances and information/networking events of the FZI
Visibility in the internal FZI career portal
Visibility of your membership with company logo on the FZI website
Use of premises at the FZI in Karlsruhe and Berlin
The FZI Friends’ Association has accompanied the FZI with its network of member companies since 1984. This opens up synergies and global opportunities for our companies, their employees, and the region.
Oliver Winzenried
Chairman of the FZI Friends' Association
As a tech-oriented company, we develop products that support our customers' latest developments. Cooperation with the FZI through contract developments and joint research projects has proven its worth here.
Armin Rupalla
RA Consulting GmbH