The Hessian universities, including the THM, have signed the 2026-2031 university pact. The spokesman for the university groups, like their colleagues in the presidium of the 14 state universities, fear that the regulations of the 2026-2031 University Pact endanger the financial security and development ability of Hessian universities. The financial framework now set creates considerable pressure to consolidate at the universities and inevitably leads to structural changes in the Hessian university sector.

The university pact ensures planning security of the funds, but despite the growth, the personnel and material cost increases to be expected in the pact run period cannot compensate. Corresponding estimates result in a shortfall of several hundred million euros for the Hessian universities. If one also takes into account the increases in personnel from the current collective agreement of around 63 million euros per year, which will take effect for the first time in 2026, this makes the enormous challenges in front of which the Hessian universities are facing.

It is evaluated positively that the Hessian Ministry of Science and Research, Art and Culture has consistently transferred individual programmes in its sphere of influence in a new base of the base, which enables significant reduction in bureaucracy and more flexibility.

"Despite the growth in the university pact, the universities lack a very high three-digit million amount by the expected increases in personnel and material by the end of 2031. This will change the university landscape in Hesse," says Prof. Dr. Thomas Nauss, spokesman for the Hessischer University President and makes it clear: "The goal of universities remains to maintain our performance in research, teaching, art and transfer as much as possible."

"The state government sets a close and challenging financial framework for the Hessian universities," adds Prof. Dr. Karim Khakzar, spokesman for the Hessian universities for applied sciences and further explains: “We sign the university pact in order to secure resources as a presidency as presidiums with which we receive medium -term planning security and extensive autonomy and flexibility in the budget. To negotiate budget grid. "

Prof. Elmar Fulma, spokesman for the Hessian art colleges, adds: "This is not the result that the almost 300,000 people hoped for who study and work in our universities. become more difficult. "

• The press release and perspective of the HMWK can be found here.
• The 2026-2031 university pact stands as PDF for download to disposal.
• Also the protocol note of the universities to the pact Lies as a PDF before.