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Here you will find current news on international activities of German actors in the fields of education, research and innovation.
Smart Grid – Future Intelligent Energy Supply and Consumption
The Smart Grid electricity network and technology has the potential to propel the energy industry forward, offering increased reliability, availability, and efficiency amidst growing 21st century energy demand. Experts from Detecon, SAP, and ThinkECO…
Boston, Madrid, Mumbai: Internationality in the Part-Time MBA Program at HHL in Leipzig
Due to the ongoing globalization of our economies, the topic of internationality becomes more and more important with regard to training specialists and executives. Yet how does this internationality come to life in a part-time management program in…
Cutting-Edge German Medical Innovations Put Patients First
Germany is a world leader in medical technology and can claim – depending on topic – between 5 and 20 percent of published research in the field. Germany’s Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is bringing the show on the road, presenting…
HPI expands its China Cooperation with an Innovation School in Beijing
After a two year preparation phase, teaching has begun at the School of Design Thinking located at Beijing’s Communication University of China (CUC), China’s largest media university. It follows in the footsteps of Europe’s first innovation school…
BILAT USA 2.0 has started
BILAT USA 2.0 is the successor project of BILAT USA and will continue to further enhance and support the research and innovation cooperation between the European Union and the USA. By means of different analytical studies, reports and workshops with…
Storms, flooding, desertification: climate change in focus during the international Year of Science
In November and December 2012, climate change is the key subject of the German-South African Year of Science 2012/2013. What are the causes of climate change? How can people deal with the negative effects of climate change, such as increasingly…
New network for European researchers abroad
From 2013, the "EURAXESS Links" network will also be active in Brazil: it will help European researchers there to establish contact with one another and to remain in contact with Europe. At the same time, cooperations with the host country are to be…
Freie Universität Berlin Is Partner in New German Science Center in Cairo
With close involvement of Freie Universität Berlin, a new German Science Center (DWZ) was opened on Tuesday (13 November) in Cairo by the German Federal Foreign Minister Dr. Guido Westerwelle.
University-Industry Collaboration and Its Impact on Manufacturing
Leading German and U.S. experts discussed best practice examples of university-industry relations and their impact on regional development at the German Center for Research and Innovation on November 7, 2012.
