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Max-Planck Institute for Astrophysics (MPA)
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 1
85748 Garching
Germany

Foundation for Research & Technology – Hellas (FORTH)
Institute of Astrophysics
N. Plastira 100
70013 Vassilika Vouton
Greece

RWTH Aachen University
Templergraben 55
52062 Aachen
Germany

Representatives & Responsible Persons

• Prof. Dr. Selma E. de Mink, Managig Director, MPA
• Prof. Vasiliki Pavlidou, Acting Director of IA-FORTH Institute of Astrophysics
• Univ.-Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Dr. h.c. mult. Ulrich Rüdiger, Rector, RWTH Aachen University

Contact Information

**Phone:**
MPA: +49 89 30000-0
IA-FORTH: +30 2810 391 600
RWTH Aachen: +49 241 80-1

**Email:**
info (at) mpa-garching.mpg.de
info (at) ia.forth.gr
impressum (at) rwth-aachen.de

**Websites:**
https://www.mpa-garching.mpg.de
https://www.ia.forth.gr
https://www.rwth-aachen.de

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• Max-Planck Institute for Astrophysics is a branch of the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft.
  • The Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e.V. (Max Planck Society) is registered in the Official Register of Societies and Associations at Berlin-Charlottenburg Local Court under the register number VR 13378 B.
  • VAT ID: DE 129517720
• IA-FORTH is part of Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH)
  • FORTH is a non-profit research organization established under Greek law and operating under the supervision of the General Secretariat for Research and Innovation of the Hellenic Republic.
  • VAT ID: EL 090101655
• RWTH Aachen University is a public corporation under German public law.
  • RWTH Aachen is a public-law corporation and is represented by its rector, Univ.-Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Dr. h.c. mult. Ulrich Rüdiger. It operates under the supervision of the Ministry of Culture and Science of North Rhine-Westphalia.
  • VAT ID: DE 121689807

Regulatory / Supervisory Authority

• For MPA: Verwaltungsrat der MPG, Hofgartenstraße 8, 80539 München, Germany
• For IA-FORTH: General Secretariat for Research and Innovation of the Ministry of Development, 14 – 18 Mesogeion Avenue , 11527, Athens, Greece
• For RWTH Aachen: Ministerium für Kultur und Wissenschaft des Landes Nordrhein Westfalen, Völklinger Straße 49, 40221 Düsseldorf, Grmany

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