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Here you will find current news on international activities of German actors in the fields of education, research and innovation.
The Global Geospatial Initiative comes to Africa
As Africa strives to reduce the digital divide between the continent and the rest of the world, it also endeavors to enhance the use of geospatial science and technology as one of the core technology for incorporating spatially-enabled information in…
African Development Bank organizes the First Regional Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) in Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) joins forces with the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA), the African Union Commission (AUC), UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), and UNESCO to organize a Regional Forum on…
German Center for Research and Innovation Releases First Annual Report
Since its launch in 2010, the German Center for Research and Innovation (GCRI) has facilitated a number of strategic partnerships between Germany and the United States in academia and industry, many of which resulted from discussions initiated during…
Technology Transfer Management Training workshop
Registrations are open for Technology Transfer Management Training Workshop on October 4th in Luxemburg.
Laser Zentrum Hannover Founds Research Institute in Moscow
Within the framework of the Petersburg Dialogue on July 19th in Hannover, the presidency of the Lomonosov University visited the Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (LZH). Recently, the Lomonosov Moscow State University and the LZH have become partners in a…
Fraunhofer IBMT in EU-Project ENSURE: Digital Long-term Preservation of Electronic Health Data
Fraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Engineering IBMT contributes his expertise in health telematics and biomedical databases to the European Project ENSURE concerning digital long-term preservation of electronic health record data.
Spotlight on vocational education and training
Students, politicians, researchers and practitioners have met for three days discussing the future of vocational education and training in Denmark.
Executive Director of FIZ CHEMIE to be General Secretary of IUPAC
On 4th August in Puerto Rico, the General Meeting of the IUPAC elected the CEO of FIZ CHEMIE, Prof. René Deplanque, as its new General Secretary / He will take up office on 1 January 2012 / Deplanque wants to use this honorary position to further…
Every 20th Bachelor goes abroad to do a Master’s
A Bachelor’s degree at the University of Hannover, and a Master’s at the University of London – such student histories are going to be on the increase. Around 2.500 to 3.500 German Bachelors of the 2009 graduate cohort have already continued their…
