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Bonn is negotiating a supplementary Berlin/Bonn agreement with the federal government, due to be signed in December 2026, while state funds go into university physics and student housing.

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  • Population (1 January 2025)

    323,336

    2025

  • Lord Mayor

    Guido Déus

  • EU programmes

    2

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  1. Talent and innovation ·

    Bonn agreement with the federal government due to be signed on 17 December 2026

    The supplementary agreement to the Berlin/Bonn Act, meant to secure Bonn's role as Germany's second federal political centre and UN city, is close to completion.

    Facts and source
    • The supplementary agreement to the Berlin/Bonn Act is due to be signed on 17 December 2026.
    • The City of Bonn, the Rhein-Sieg, Ahrweiler and Neuwied districts and the states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate negotiated it with the federal government.
    • Led by the Foreign Office, the federal government will draw up an overall strategy for expanding Bonn as a UN and international location.

    Source: Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, “Zusatzvereinbarung zum Berlin/Bonn-Gesetz steht kurz vor der Unterzeichnung”

  2. Regeneration and housing ·

    Bonn student residence with 115 subsidised places gets €12.71 million in state housing aid

    The state housing minister was due to lay the foundation stone of an eight-storey timber-concrete student residence on a former car park deck in Bonn.

    Facts and source
    • Bonn's student services organisation is building an eight-storey timber-concrete hybrid student residence at Pariser Straße.
    • 115 publicly subsidised places are being created on the site of a former car park deck.
    • State housing funding for the project amounts to €12.71 million.

    Source: Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, “Rekordmittel, starke Nachfrage und innovative Projekte für bezahlbares Wohnen: Landesweite WohneNRW-Tage 2026 starten”

  3. Talent and innovation ·

    North Rhine-Westphalia commits €113 million to University of Bonn physics buildings

    The state is paying in full for the modernisation and renewal of the Physics Institute of the University of Bonn from its infrastructure plan.

    Facts and source
    • North Rhine-Westphalia is providing €113 million to modernise and renew the Physics Institute of the University of Bonn.
    • Physics is involved in three of Bonn's eight clusters of excellence, funded since January 2026.
    • Completion of the buildings is currently planned for 2033.

    Source: Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, “Nordrhein-Westfalen-Plan - 113 Millionen Euro für exzellente Physik an der Universität Bonn”

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3 projects · 1 under way

    1. Planned
    2. Funded
    3. Under way
    4. Completed

    Modernisation of the University of Bonn Physics Institute

    North Rhine-Westphalia handed over a funding commitment in May 2026 to modernise and renew the Physics Institute; the buildings are due for completion in 2033.

    Budget EUR 113 million Funded by Land Nordrhein-Westfalen (Nordrhein-Westfalen-Plan für gute Infrastruktur) Talent and innovation

    Status checked 20 October 2026 · Source

    1. Planned
    2. Funded
    3. Under way
    4. Completed

    Pariser Straße student residence

    Bonn's student services body is building an eight-storey timber-concrete hybrid residence with 115 subsidised places on a former car park deck; the foundation stone was scheduled for 26 August 2026.

    Budget EUR 12.71 million (state housing subsidy) Funded by Land Nordrhein-Westfalen (öffentliche Wohnraumförderung) Regeneration and housing

    Status checked 20 October 2026 · Source

    1. Planned
    2. Funded
    3. Under way
    4. Completed

    Renewal of Bonn light-rail infrastructure

    Bonn's public transport companies received a state grant in September 2025 to renew traction power substations, stop entrances and parts of the operating radio system.

    Budget EUR 8.7 million Funded by Land Nordrhein-Westfalen (Grunderneuerung der kommunalen Schiene) Mobility

    Status checked 20 October 2026 · Source

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