History of BAYHOST

For 20 years, the Bavarian Academic Centre for Central, Eastern and Sudheastern Europe (BAYHOST) has been supporting scientific cooperation and academic exchange between Bavaria and more than 20 partner countries in Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe. In the video, BAYHOST provides an insight into its extensive work on scholarship and funding programs, consulting, conferences, workshops, university days, and delegation trips that bring Bavaria and Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe closer together.

Strategy

At the end of the 1990s, the Bavarian State Government—represented by the Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts—began the targeted establishment of regional centers of excellence in order to promote the internationalization of universities in Bavaria.

Decision and founding

Based on the University of Regensburg's strong partnerships in Eastern Europe, the decision was made in 2004 to establish the Bavarian Academic Center for Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe (BAYHOST) there. It was founded in 2005

Role and competence

As a central institution for all Bavarian universities, BAYHOST has since promoted scientific dialogue in research and teaching with Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It coordinates mobility programs, supports the establishment and maintenance of university cooperation, and advises on funding opportunities for students, researchers, and institutions.

BTHA 

In December 2016, the Bavarian-Czech University Agency (BTHA) was founded under the umbrella of BAYHOST with the specific aim of strengthening cooperation between Bavarian and Czech universities.

Coordination Office Ukraine

In response to the war in Ukraine, the BAYHOST Coordination Office Ukraine was established in April 2022. It offers Ukrainian students and academics who have fled their country advice and support in establishing academic networks.

BAYHOST in the network of Bavarian university centers

BAYHOST is part of a network of state-funded centers of competence established by the Free State of Bavaria to promote transregional university partnerships:

• BayFrance. Since 1998 at TUM and LMU Munich: German-French cooperation in research and teaching
• BaCaTeC. Since 2000 at FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg: Cooperation between Bavaria and California in high-tech areas such as life sciences, IT, new materials, environmental technologies, and mechatronics.
• BayCHINA. Since 2007 at the University of Bayreuth: Cooperation with China.
• BAYLAT. Since 2007 at FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg: Networking between Bavarian and Latin American universities.
• BayIND. Since 2008 at Hof University: Exchange with India