Heidelberg University Association Inc

THE HEIDELBERG UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATION, INC. (THE ORGANIZATION) WAS FORMED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES, INCLUDING SUPPORTING THE CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES OF HEIDELBERG UNIVERSITY.

HEIDELBERG UNIVERSITY HAS ESTABLISHED ITSELF AS ONE OF THE LEADING UNIVERSITIES IN EUROPE AND THE WORLD AND HAS CONSISTENTLY BEEN RANKED AS ONE OF THE BEST UNIVERSITIES IN GERMANY. HEIDELBERG UNIVERSITY'S CLOSE TIES TO ITS AMERICAN STUDENTS, ALUMNI AND RESEARCHERS CONTRIBUTED TO THAT SUCCESS. TO ENSURE ITS CONTINUED EXCELLENCE IN THE YEARS TO COME, HEIDELBERG UNIVERSITY NOT ONLY MUST EXPLORE NEW AREAS IN RESEARCH AND TEACHING BUT WILL ALSO HAVE TO FIND NEW WAYS TO FUND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES AS WELL AS ITS LABORATORIES, LECTURE HALLS, STUDENT CENTERS, AND TO ATTRACT TOP INTERNATIONAL RESEARCHERS AND TALENTED STUDENTS. IT ALSO AWARDED A GUEST PROFESSORSHIP TO A U.S. ACADEMIC TO VISIT HEIDELBERG UNIVERSITY IN THE AMOUNT OF $15,000.

BUILDING AND EXPANDING HEIDELBERG ALUMNI U.S. (HAUS), THE NETWORK FOR HEIDELBERG ALUMNI IN THE U.S., PROMOTING COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN HEIDELBERG UNIVERSITY AND UNIVERSITIES IN THE U.S. AS WELL AS EXCHANGE OF RESEARCHERS AND SCIENTISTS ACROSS THE ATLANTIC. THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDED PLANNING AND ORGANIZING OF ALUMNI EVENTS IN DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE COUNTRY AS WELL AS REGULAR MEETINGS WITH THE VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE. IN ORDER TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE THE EXPANSION OF REGIONAL HEIDELBERG ALUMNI CLUBS IN THE U.S., HEIDELBERG UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATION RELIES ON THE HELP AND DEDICATION OF VOLUNTEERS. THIS INCLUDES THE NATIONAL ANNUAL ALIUMNI MEETING. IT ALSO INCLUDED THE PROMOTION OF CERTAIN PROGRAMS AT HEIDELBERG UNIVERSITY THAT MIGHT BE ESPECIALLY INTERESTING FOR U.S.-BASED STUDENTS AND GUEST PROFESSORS. IT ALSO INCLUDED PROMOTING, ORGANIZING AND AWARDING HAUS SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS, ENROLLED AT U.S. UNIVERSITIES TO STUDY AT HEIDELBERG UNIVERSITY.IT ALSO INCLUDED THE PROJECT "HEIDELBERG LECTURES", A LECTURE SERIES OF NOBEL LAUREATES ASSOCIATED WITH HEIDELBERG UNIVERSITY WHO TALKED ABOUT THEIR RECENT RESEARCH TO SHOWCASE THE EXCELLENT RESEARCH DONE AT GERMAN UNIVERSITIES. THIS PART OF THE PROGRAM HELPS TO ACHIEVE HEIDELBERG UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATION'S MISSION OF SUPPORTING THE TRANSATLANTIC EXCHANGE OF STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS AND ITS MISSION TO BUILD AND FOSTER RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN HEIDELBERG UNIVERSITY, ITS ALUMNI LIVING IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE AMERICAN SOCIETY AT LARGE.THIS PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDED PARTICIPATION IN THE "DEUTSCHLAND AMBASSADORS" PROJECT, WHICH BROUGHT U.S. ALUMNI OF HEIDELBERG UNIVERSITY TOGETHER WITH ALUMNI OF OTHER GERMAN UNIVERSITIES TO PROMOTE SCHOLARSHIP AND RESEARCH IN GERMANY.