During his visit to Kassel, Boris Pistorius spoke out in favor of opening universities for armaments research. In an interview with the defense company KNDS, he was pleased, that more and more universities are abandoning the civil clause. KNDS boss Florian Hohenwarter added, according to HNA, Collaboration with universities in the areas of technology and human resources is “extremely important”.
The University of Kassel is currently discussing the abolition of the civil clause. After a political initiative, the Senate wanted to... 1. July decide to abolish the civil clause in its current form. The decision was made after student protests 4. November postponed.
With the aim of Germany's war capability, Pistorius is also aiming for universities to be opened up for armaments research. He attended the university rectors' conference in April, to promote closer cooperation with the defense industry.