certificate be awarded. Partnerships and collaborations The idea behind the "Ulm Science Park", joining university and industrial research, is implemented successfully by collaboration between the university's associated institutions and the university, the University of Applied Science, the University Hospital and industry. Application-oriented research is in the foreground. The first associated institution was founded in 1985, the Institute for Laser Technology in Medicine and Measurement Technique (ILM), as a foundation under public law.{} Other local partnerships include: Ulm Innovation Region Ulm Science Park IHK Ulm Ulm University of Applied Science New Ulm University of Applied Science Stadt Ulm/Neu-Ulm Ulmer Volkshochschule Stadtbiblothek Ulm German University in Cairo Together with the University of Stuttgart, the university is a partner university of the German University in Cairo. Notable faculty Dieter Grossmann (born 1926) – professor of painting Erich Sackmann (born 1934) – experimental physicist Franz Josef Radermacher (born 1950) – mathematician and economist Helmut Maier (born 1953) – mathematician Elisabeth Kalko (1962–2011) – tropical scientist and ecologist Martin Bodo Plenio (born 1968) – physicist Heiner Fangerau (born 1972) – historian of medicine and medical ethics Notable alumni Reiner Knizia (born 1957) – German-style board game designer Sarah Straub, doctorate in psychology, 2015. Musician, songwriter and pianist. References External links (in English) Buildings and structures in Ulm Educational institutions established in 1967 1967 establishments in West Germany Universities and colleges in Baden-Württemberg