Facts and Figures
Date of foundation: 1st of January 1992
Employees (as of 31.12.2024)
The GFZ employs 1,642 people (including guests who work at the GFZ without remuneration):
... including 1,027 employees with remuneration (scientists, technical and administrative staff)
... including 166 trainees, student and research assistants and interns (with remuneration)
... of which 449 guests (incl. 150 so-called account guests)
Annual Budget 2025
€ 81,9 million institutional funds provided by the Federal Government (90%) and the State of Brandenburg (10%)
of which GFZ: € 73,4 million
of which RIFS: € 8,5 million
€ 40,2 million from third-party funding
Total: € 122,1 million
Joint professorships advance networking with universities (as of February 2024):
Joint appointments: 37
- 15 University of Potsdam
- 8 Free University of Berlin
- 2 Humboldt University of Berlin
- 6 Technical University of Berlin
- 2 RTWH Aachen University
- 1 Technical University of Braunschweig
- 2 Leibniz University of Hanover
- 1 Technical University of Darmstadt
Extraordinary professorships: 12
- 6 University of Potsdam
- 5 Technical University of Berlin
- 1 Free University of Berlin
Honorary professorships: 5
- 2 Technical University of Berlin
- 1 university of Potsdam
- 1 Bauhaus University Weimar
- 1 University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Visiting professorships: 7
- 1 Free University of Berlin
- 1 University of Johannesburg, South Africa
- 1 University of Changsha, China
- 2 China University of Geosciences, Wuhan
- 1 Central South University, China
- 1 Tsinghua University, China
Other appointments: 2
- 1 University of Teheran
- 1 University of Bologna, Italien