News
Here you will find current news on international activities of German actors in the fields of education, research and innovation.
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…
African Union and AfricaRice sign MoU to promote Africa’s rice sector
In recognition of the growing importance of rice as a strategic crop for Africa’s food security and poverty reduction, the African Union Commission and the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly…
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation grant awarded to UNESCO-IHE and partners
UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education and partners were awarded a US$8 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The grant will be used to excel postgraduate sanitation education and research with a focus on solutions for the urban…
A new approach to science and technology cooperation between Africa and Europe wins African approval
Pretoria, 29 June 2011. On the 23rd and 24th of June, ERAfrica, a new, joint African-European project aimed at promoting a unified approach to intercontinental collaboration in the field of science and technology research for innovation and…
The launching of the first three Pan African University campuses
During the opening session of the 17th ordinary session of the African Union end of June in Equatorial Guinea, Mr. Jean Ping, President of the African Union Commission announced the launching, in September 2011, of the first three Pan African…
Ethiopia to host fourth African Institute of Mathematical Sciences
Ethiopia hopes to become the next African centre of excellence in mathematical sciences, after Ghana, Senegal and South Africa, with the opening of the fourth African Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) planned for next year.
International Press Conference on Stemm Cells in Berlin / Invitation
Stem Cells in Development and Disease; Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC); Conference, Berlin/Germany; September 11-14, 2011; Press Conference on Monday, September 11, 11.30 p.m. in Berlin.
