Amendments to higher education agreements signed
Just under a year after the renegotiation of university contracts began, Berlin's state universities signed an amendment to the existing university contracts on 11 February 2026. The renegotiations had become necessary after the Berlin House of Representatives decided in December 2024 to no longer provide the necessary financial resources for the existing university contracts. This was unprecedented and a breach of trust.
For more than six months, Berlin's universities negotiated intensively with the responsible senator and state secretary on the amendment agreement and held numerous discussions to advocate for a reduction in the cuts. The amendment agreement now provides for funding increases again for the years 2026 to 2028. However, as these fall far short of the five per cent annual increases agreed in the original agreement and also fall short of the expected cost increases, the universities will continue to have to make drastic savings.
► Here you will find the full statement from the State Conference of Rectors and Presidents of Berlin's Universities: Erklärung der Landeskonferenz der Rektor*innen und Präsident*innen der Berliner Hochschulen
► The contracts of the individual universities can be viewed on the website of the Senate Department for Science, Health and Care: Senatsverwaltung für Wissenschaft, Gesundheit und Pflege