In 2015, the Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings placed Humboldt-Universität among the global top 50 (position 41). On the competitive front in Germany, its international, interdisciplinary research and teaching focus has secured Humboldt-Universität a leading position in the Excellency Initiative of the German national and regional governments. HU scientists research socially relevant topics and challenges of the future and convey them to the public. Humboldt-Universität invests all its zeal in being a place of ground-breaking research and teaching. Its aim is to promote young talents and to benefit society as a whole outside the university framework.