This workshop will provide information about Germany's most innovative and creative state: Baden-Württemberg, the German Southwest. There is no other region in Europe where science is conducted on such a high level and counts as such a vital part of the society. Presenters include the Ministry of Science, Research, and the Arts, Baden-Württemberg, and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (the German MIT), a new merger between the University of Karlsruhe and the Research Center Karlsruhe. Presenters will also discuss the graduate and doctoral studies in highly interdisciplinary fields at the University of Freiburg and Heidelberg University.