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Solidarity and support for an important institution
The city of Darmstadt, a center of science and research, will lease space in the Darmstadt Residence Palace to the German-Polish Institute (DPI) for another ten years, starting in February 2025. The city currently rents the space from the Technical University of Darmstadt (TUD). This was announced by Mayor Hanno Benz and City Treasurer André Schellenberg following the signing of the relevant contracts.
“The German Polish Institute is a research, analysis, information and event center for Polish culture, history, politics and society, and thus promotes German-Polish relations in the context of European integration,” explains Mayor Benz, who, together with City Treasurer Schellenberg, signed the contract for the transfer of the premises to the science city of Darmstadt.
“With this contract extension, the science city of Darmstadt demonstrates its commitment to and support for an important institution that promotes understanding between Poles and Germans and their relations in an exemplary manner,” Benz and Schellenberg emphasize.
“The German Polish Institute has found an excellent home in the Darmstadt Palace, right in the heart of the scientific and cultural scene. We are very grateful to the city of Darmstadt for supporting our commitment to German-Polish relations for another decade. Our premises will continue to be a hub for exciting projects and cultural events for Darmstadt and all of Germany,” says Professor Dr. Peter Oliver Loew, Director of the German Polish Institute.
As the President of TU Darmstadt, Prof. Dr. Tanja Brühl, emphasizes, “the German Polish Institute is an important part of the TU Darmstadt academic community. The university and the DPI cooperate closely and maintain open dialogue with civil society. The short distances to the Department of Social Sciences and History are advantageous, as is the commitment of the Institute Director, Prof. Dr. Peter Oliver Loew, who provides valuable input as an honorary professor at the Institute of History.”
Back in 2012, the Darmstadt City Council decided to rent rooms in the Residenzschloss (Royal Palace) from the TU Darmstadt and make them available to the DPI (German Philharmonic Institute). This contract has now been extended.
The German Philologists Institute (DPI) was founded in 1980 under the significant responsibility of the then Mayor of Darmstadt, Heinz Winfried Sabais. Until its move to the castle, the DPI was located on the Mathildenhöhe in Darmstadt. The current President of the DPI is former German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, the Honorary President is former President of the German Bundestag, Prof. Dr. Rita Süssmuth, and the Chairman of the Board of Trustees is Darmstadt's Mayor, Hanno Benz.
(DARMSTADT – PSD/ ho)
