Dusseldorf - Simply sensational! To make a donation, it has not existed in the history of the Heinrich-Heine-University:
With 24 million euros, the Schwarz-Schuette family business now supports the economics department.
"I've seen in my time as chancellor of the university a lot, but that is something very special for us," beamed on Friday, Professor Ulf Pallme-king. With the money, a new national economic "institution to be established to promote competition in the economy and society."
Objective: The Department should provide more economic importance. These are set in the near future, six new professors.
Addition, to accommodate the Faculty of Economics, a new building, a "Ökonomium", built in the heart of the campus.
The Schwarz-Schuette family is one of the richest business families in Germany. In September 2006 she had her share in the success of companies Monheimer "Schwarz Pharma sold for 1.4 billion euros to the Belgian rival UCB.
Even then, company president Rolf Schwarz-Schütte (was 86) to be very special relationship with money. As thanks for use in the company at Christmas he gave each of his employees $ 10,000. A total of 42 million.
Now the giant donation to the university. Son Patrick Schwarz-Schuette: We could have the money to donate to other universities. But we have an emotional attachment to our city. We make it easy and fun to invest in science. "
