Personnel
The number of employees increased slightly in 2023 compared to the previous year.
At the end of the year, Bauhaus Luftfahrt had 46 employees, 34 of whom were scientists, with 10 being post-doctoral researchers. The share of female scientists in 2023 was 21 %, and the share of women overall was 37 %.
The number of students also increased slightly. 21 students from a total of 11 nations worked as research assistants and interns or on their student research projects and theses.
In total, 82 people from 18 nations were employed at Bauhaus Luftfahrt in 2023.
Bauhaus Luftfahrt continues to make considerable efforts to recruit highly qualified graduates and scientists from various disciplines in order to be able to provide a high level of scientific research activity.
Finances
In the fiscal year 2023, Bauhaus Luftfahrt’s earnings increased by 2.4 % to 5,2 million EUR. Grants from the Free State of Bavaria decreased from 1.7 million EUR to 1,58 million EUR. The membership fees remain stable at 1,1 million EUR.
Revenues from public-funded third-party projects increased by 392 kEUR (+34 %) to 1.5 million EUR in 2023. These earnings are attributable to work on 18 research projects funded by the European Union, the German Federal Government or the Free State of Bavaria. The increase is primarily due to the start of seven new projects in 2023.
The project revenues with our industrial partners increased by 37 % (+357 kEUR) thanks to the gain of a multipartner project.
Release of accounting provisions and other company earnings generate a revenue of 99 kEUR.
For the year 2024 Bauhaus Luftfahrt expects earnings slightly above 6 million EUR. This increase will be mainly due to revenues from public-funded third-party projects, resulting from the extremly successful results of Bauhaus Luftfahrt in project acquisitions (6 EU projects, 12 projects funded by the German Federal Government or Bavaria).
