> What is Pro3 ?

The Process Engineering and Technology Network of Competence, Pro3, is a cooperative venture linking research and business activities in these fields. The name Pro3 stands for

Aims:

• Pro3 - developing concepts for new solutions in process technology
• Pro3 - promoting rapid knowledge transfer from basic research to industrial application
• Pro3 - a high-quality education and training centre
• Pro3 - making process engineering and technology in Germany more attractive to outstanding domestic and foreign students, graduates, post-docs and guest researchers
• Pro3 - a knowledge resource base for participating companies

Innovative elements:

• Research projects characterized by close cooperation between universities, research institutions and industrial partners
• International workshops and symposia enable partners to work together to determine the development needs and development potential of specific areas of process technology
• Raising the attractiveness of process engineering and technology in Germany to outstanding scientists by simplifying and intensifying academic-industrial exchange programmes and offering financial support and scholarships for doctoral students, post-doctoral researchers and visiting academics
• Developing and testing new strategies for transposing the results of academic research into practical industrial developments