Welcome to the HPI Public Partnerships & Third-Party Funding department. We are engaged in the following areas:
Stakeholder Ecosystem
Innovation and digital transformation are teamwork. That is why we continuously work to build and strengthen a diverse network of scientists, industry partners and the public. Our goal is to develop innovative solutions for current societal challenges. We firmly believe that real change can only be achieved through joint efforts.
Through our clusters, we at HPI offer our expertise to advance the design of the political digital agenda. We have been committed to advancing digital education in Germany for many years as an institute.
We support public administration in developing viable concepts for a secure and effective digital state. Energy-efficient IT systems and sustainable AI are at the core of current research.
Examples of our involvement in our partner network
- Policy Studies:
- "Digitale Kompetenzen - Lehre im Medizinstudium" (2026) download pdf (German only)
- "Empfehlungen zur Sicherung technologischer Führung, strategischer Autonomie und Resilienz in der KI-Forschung und -Anwendung" (ELLIS) (2025) download pdf (german only)
- "Digitalschulen für Deutschland" (2025) download pdf (german only)
- Media Coverage:
- "Wir sind elf Jahre hinterher": Interview with Prof. Ariel Dora Stern from March 23, 2026 (DIE ZEIT) read article (german only)
- "Wir sind elf Jahre hinterher": Interview with Prof. Ariel Dora Stern from March 23, 2026 (DIE ZEIT) read article (german only)
- Conference of Digital Ministers of the German States at HPI (2024)
- Digital Summit in Jena (2023)
HPI flagship conferences
Our flagship conferences provide leading experts, decision-makers, and stakeholders with a platform to discuss issues of social relevance, network, and jointly advance innovative solutions for digital transformation. We invite you to participate in our flagship conferences and actively engage in the discussions!
Support our flagship conferences: If you would like to support our flagship conferences as an event partner, we would be delighted to hear from you:
Our Conference Partners (Selection)
Third-party funding
The Hasso Plattner Institute is involved in various public and private R&D projects as a research-intensive scientific institute. Our team supports HPI scientists in identifying funding programs from industry and the public sector for research projects, writing funding applications professionally, finding R&D partners and successfully acquiring third-party funding.
If you are interested in joint R&D projects with HPI, don't hesitate to get in touch:
Meet the Team
Lars-Simon Grundei
Flagship Conference Producer
Phone: +49 151 61938730
Mail: lars-simon.grundei@hpi.de
Last change: 27/05/2026, Julia Porstendörfer