Kriegen

Hi

I have just seen this sentence.
"Exzellenz-Universitäten kriegen vom Bund und von den Ländern zusätzliches Geld: zwischen 10 und 28 Millionen Euro pro Jahr. Davon können sie teure Forschungs-Projekte bezahlen“
I understand than that “kriegen” means something like:
To get something from someone
To receive something from someone
Etc
Source: https://dict.leo.org/german-english/bekommen
 
Is it possible to replace “kriegen” with “bekommen”? If not, why?
 

Hi RexV,

You are right, kriegen and bekommen are interchangeable. Depending on the region, you might hear one more than the other. Personally, I would recommend using bekommen as it is just a slightly more polite way of saying to get or receive.

Tschüss,
Julia