Science Freedom Act
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Act to make budgetary framework conditions more flexible for non-university academic institutions |
| Short title: | Science Freedom Act |
| Abbreviation: | WissFG |
| Type: | Federal law |
| Scope: | Federal Republic of Germany |
| Legal matter: | Budget law |
| References : | 2211-7 |
| Issued on: | December 5, 2012 ( BGBl. I p. 2457 ) |
| Entry into force on: | December 12, 2012 |
| Last change by: |
Art. 153 VO of June 19, 2020 ( Federal Law Gazette I p. 1328, 1346 ) |
| Effective date of the last change: |
June 27, 2020 (Art. 361 of June 19, 2020) |
| Please note the note on the applicable legal version. | |
The German Science Freedom Act serves to strengthen the performance and international competitiveness of non-university academic institutions in international competition ( Section 1 ). For this purpose, relief with regard to budgetary regulations is granted, u. a. by restricting the prohibition of betterment ( § 4 ).
In the audit observations of 2012, the Federal Audit Office made critical comments on the draft law.
The law applies to the following scientific institutions ( Section 2 ):
- German Research Foundation V. ,
- Fraunhofer Society for the Promotion of Applied Research e. V. ,
- Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science V. ,
- Member institutions of the Hermann von Helmholtz Association of German Research Centers e. V. ,
- Member institutions of the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Science Association V. ,
- German Academy of Science and Engineering V. ,
- German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina e. V. ,
- Max Weber Foundation - German Humanities Institutes Abroad ,
- Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin e. V. ,
- Alexander von Humboldt Foundation ,
- German Academic Exchange Service e. V.
The Federal Audit Office has examined how the scientific institutions use the more flexible framework conditions created by the WissFG and what effects this will have on the federal budget. In his report he comes to the conclusion in particular:
"The Federal Audit Office does not see its assessment refuted that the requirements for an effective output-oriented controlling are not yet sufficiently met."
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- ↑ Official justification in BT-Drs. 17/10037 .
- ↑ Comments p. 437 f.
- ↑ Federal Audit Office : 2017 Report - Effects of the Freedom of Science Act on the budget and economic management of the federal government and scientific institutions. Retrieved October 26, 2017.