精英倡议计划旨在推动德国尖端科研，改善德国高校质量，加强德国知识要地，提升其国际知名度。具体措施包括促进后备科研人才的培养，加强科研合作，促进德国高校特色打造等。无论在计划酝酿、公布还是在此后的实施阶段，都受到德国国内和国际上的极大关注，引发了热烈讨论。本文介绍该计划的出台背景和具体情况，对其所带来的影响作出评价并展望德国高校的未来发展前景。
The Excellence Initiative aims to promote Germany's top-level research, improve the quality of German universities,make German universities competitive in a global knowledge society and raise their international visibility. Its implementation comprises promoting young talent, strengthening scientific cooperation, sharpening the profiles of the German universities and developing their distinguishing characteristics. The plan attracts great attention both from domestic and international circles during its planning, processing and implementation phases, and also leads to heated discussions. This article introduces the background and details of Excellence Initiative, evaluates its influence and forecasts the future of the German universities.
