Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is a higher education and research organisation with about 9,500 employees, 26,000 students. It bundles the missions of a university of the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg and of a large-scale research institution of the Helmholtz Association. Within these missions, KIT is operating along the three strategic fields of action of research, teaching, and innovation. In establishing innovative research structures, the KIT is pursuing joint strategies and visions.