{"id":27775,"date":"2026-07-07T11:43:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T09:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saarland-informatics-campus.de\/?post_type=sic_news&#038;p=27775"},"modified":"2026-08-03T10:30:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T08:30:34","slug":"daad-funding-to-help-bring-young-talent-in-quantum-technologies-and-ai-to-saarland","status":"publish","type":"sic_news","link":"https:\/\/saarland-informatics-campus.de\/en\/piece-of-news\/daad-funding-to-help-bring-young-talent-in-quantum-technologies-and-ai-to-saarland\/","title":{"rendered":"DAAD funding to help bring young talent in quantum technologies and AI to Saarland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Saarland University is one of 20 higher education institutions in Germany that has been tasked with attracting top international talent in the fields of artificial intelligence and quantum technologies, with the goal of retaining these researchers in the country long-term and building Germany as a centre of scientific excellence.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The university\u2019s project, Saarland Future Minds Programme in Quantum Technologies and Artificial Intelligence, was selected from more than 70 applications in a nationwide competition organized by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). The DAAD is funding the project with around 709,000 euros through the end of 2029.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The following text has been machine translated from the German with no human editing.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the recently launched Centre for Quantum Technologies, the state and Saarland University have underlined their aim of establishing this key future technology in the Saarland \u2013 not only within the research landscape but also beyond it, for example in spin-off companies. The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) is now supporting this initiative with comprehensive funding to attract students and doctoral candidates, who are to be specifically recruited and retained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The \u201cSaarland Future Minds Programme in Quantum Technologies and Artificial Intelligence\u201d (FMP Quantum AI) highlights Saarland University\u2019s status as a leading national centre for attracting outstanding young talent to future technologies. \u201cAt the same time, our success in the \u2018Academic Horizons\u2019 funding scheme is a testament to Saarland University\u2019s successful international focus on key technologies,\u201d emphasises University President Professor Ludger Santen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under the project leadership of Professor Moritz Weber, the scientific director of the Centre for Quantum Technologies, the DAAD funding will be used to establish structures that will enable three key objectives: Firstly, the aim is to identify the best Master\u2019s students and PhD candidates internationally in the fields of quantum technologies and artificial intelligence. Key tools in this regard are international partnerships and the establishment of international summer schools with research placements at the university. Secondly, these talented individuals will be supported with comprehensive assistance from initial contact right through to the start of their studies, in order to systematically promote their academic and social integration. And thirdly, these outstanding young researchers will be supported in their career development and retained in Germany as a research hub in the long term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jakob von Weizs\u00e4cker, Minister for Finance and Science of the Saarland, comments: \u201cAdvances in artificial intelligence and quantum technologies are driven by exceptionally talented and committed individuals. Attracting these talents to the Saarland is a key factor in our location\u2019s appeal. The fact that Saarland University is among the universities selected nationwide is a mark of distinction for our research hub and underlines its international appeal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Future Minds Programme Quantum AI thus makes a direct contribution to the DAAD\u2019s \u2018Academic Horizons\u2019 programme. The aim of this programme is to identify and integrate outstanding international talent, to support their academic careers, and to strengthen the German innovation landscape in key technologies of the future \u2013 in this case, quantum technologies and AI \u2013 in the long term. The DAAD is funding the Quantum AI project from 1 May 2026 until the end of 2029 with a total of 709,000 euros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Further information on the DAAD\u2019s Academic Horizons programme: &nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.daad.de\/de\/infos-services-fuer-hochschulen\/weiterfuehrende-infos-zu-daad-foerderprogrammen\/academichorizons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.daad.de\/de\/infos-services-fuer-hochschulen\/weiterfuehrende-infos-zu-daad-foerderprogrammen\/academichorizons\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>For enquiries, please contact:<\/strong><br>Prof. Dr Moritz Weber<br>Tel.: 0681 302-2556\u00a0<br><a href=\"mailto:weber@math.uni-sb.de\">weber(at)math.uni-sb.de<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saarland University is one of 20 higher education institutions in Germany that has been tasked with attracting top international talent in the fields of artificial intelligence and quantum technologies, with the goal of retaining these researchers in the country long-term and building Germany as a centre of scientific excellence. 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