German Rectors' Conference (HRK)

As stated in the official mission statement, the German Rectors' Conference is active as "the political and public voice of the universities and other higher education institutions and is the forum for the higher education institutions' joint opinion-forming process. The HRK addresses all topics relating to the responsibilities of higher education institutions: research, teaching, studies, advanced continuing education and training, knowledge and technology transfer, international cooperation, and self-administration issues." In sum, the HRK is mainly functioning as an interest group for the HEI sector. Problems and current developments are discussed here, solutions are provided and tried to be implemented in the political system.