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Here you will find current news on international activities of German actors in the fields of education, research and innovation.
PhD students of the ICDD hold annual meeting in Kenya
Over 30 students from 16 countries met at Egerton University (Njoro Campus, Kenya) from 18-24 March 2012 for a workshop on food security and other development issues. They are PhD candidates of the International Center for Development and Decent Work…
Network Meeting of Heidelberg University for Research Alumni from South Asia
As part of the new Research Alumni project, Heidelberg Alumni International (HAI), Ruperto Carola’s central alumni initiative, is holding a network meeting for researchers from South Asia who were once visiting scientists and scholars at Heidelberg…
Anniversary Conference of South Asia Institute in New Delhi: “India’s Cities”
A conference in India on the topic urban research will mark the founding of the South Asia Institute (SAI) of Heidelberg University 50 years ago. The SAI was founded as a central academic institution of Ruperto Carola in May of 1962 with a branch…
When Our Skin Fails to Protect Us
A conversation about disorders affecting skin and hair featuring Prof. Thomas Krieg (University of Cologne), Dr. Angela Christiano (Columbia University Medical Center), and Dr. David Bickers (Columbia University Medical Center) at the German Center…
Rapid Next-Generation-Sequencing Conference for Public Health & Clinical Microbiology in Münster
Innovative next generation sequencing technologies: 150 scientists from all over the world will meet on March 8-9, 2012 to exchange most recent developments on next generation sequencing (NGS) technologies. NGS enables decoding of genome sequences…
FuelCell Energy announces cooperation with Fraunhofer IKTS
The cooperation will target opportunities in Europe for ultra-clean baseload power from stationary fuel cell power plants using clean natural gas and renewable biogas.
Eduard Arzt receives award at Technion in Haifa
Last weekend, Eduard Arzt gave a talk in the course of the "Israel Pollak Distinguished Lecture Series" at Technion – Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa.
China presents a challenge for Germany
China's enormous potential for innovation is perhaps the major challenge for Germany's research sector. Now a global power, China has been growing strong in areas of special importance for German companies: knowledge-intensive industries and…
African researchers 'struggle' to establish careers
African universities need to better support early career researchers if they are to build a thriving research environment and boost the continent's overall number of PhD-qualified staff, according to a joint report by the British Academy and the…
