Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Minerva Center for Research in Computer Science is a first-rate institution that promotes fundamental research in key emerging areas of Computer Science and its applications while strengthening German-Israel scientific ties. Established at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1984, the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Minerva Center is closely associated with the School of Computer Science and Engineering. Its members include all the tenured and tenure-track faculty of the School.
The goals of the Leibniz Center are to advance basic and applied research in all areas of Computer Science, and to promote dialogue between Germany and Israel in this field. The goals of the Center are met by funding exchange visits of Israeli and German scientists, sponsering workshops and symposia in research areas that are of interest to the Center's members, granting fellowhips to doctoral students at the Hebrew University and acquisition of specific infrastructure necessary to support the research of members of the Leibniz Center. The many diverse projects and research efforts currently pursued by members of the Leibniz Center span the spectrum from questions pertaining to the very foundations of computer science to the actual building of hardware. Indeed, one of the strengths of the Center is the interaction between researchers in the applied fields with those interested in the more theoretical aspects.
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Minerva Center of Computer Science is one of the programs managed by The Minerva Stiftung.
The Minerva Stiftung is the oldest of all German-Israeli cooperation programmes and up to today is being funded by the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF). The Minerva Stiftung stands for exceptional scientific research and cooperation as well as for deep confidence and friendship.
