Russian Federation (Russia) | Rossiyskaya Federatsiya (Rossiya)
Statement on cooperation with Russia
The Russian war of aggression against Ukraine was a major turning point in the long-standing scientific cooperation between Germany and Russia. The war was condemned by the majority of the German scientific community and, as a result, cooperation with Russia was ended or interrupted.
The Federal Ministry of Education and Research has frozen ongoing and planned research projects and programs with state participation from Russia as well as technology transfers. At the same time, the Ministry has stated that the doors should be kept open for politically threatened scientists and that Russian civil society should be strengthened. The Bavarian universities (external link, opens in a new window) have also strongly condemned the Russian war of aggression and, after consultation with the Bavarian State Government and the Bavarian State Ministry of Science and Art, have decided to suspend all existing research collaborations with Russian and Belarusian scientific institutions with immediate effect, particularly in the field of cutting-edge technologies, until further notice.
BAYHOST Expertise Atlas on Universities in Russia
The BAYHOST Competence Atlas "Universities in Russia and Ukraine" provides quick and comprehensive information on the most important Russian and Ukrainian universities in short profiles. BAYHOST also provides regular news updates from the higher education and research landscape in both countries, which can also be subscribed to in order to stay up to date.
The information in the atlas is only available in German language - we appreciate your understanding.
To the BAYHOST Competence Atlas (external link, opens in a new window)
Important contact addresses
- Embassy of the Russian Federation, Berlin
- Consulate General of the Russian Federation, Bonn
- German representations in Russia
Useful links
- Federal Foreign Office. Travel and safety advice (in German language only)
- German Center for Research and Innovation in Moscow (DWIH) (DWIH closed as of February 2026)
- DWIH brochure "Research Centres of the Russian Federation" (PDF in German language, 2017)
- DFG Office Russia/CIS (representative office in Moscow closed as of April 2022)
- DAAD Regional Office in Moscow (DAAD Office in Moscow closed as of February 2026