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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 FUGE and NANOMAT programmes evaluated: Genomics and nanotechnology programmes score high
The Research Council’s Large-scale Programmes Functional Genomics (FUGE) and Nanotechnology and New Materials (NANOMAT) are a success, according to the recently-concluded external evaluations of the two programmes.
In the works: New research contract for the public sector
The Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research is working to draw up a new standard contract for use in research and other fact-finding projects commissioned by the public sector. A draft version is now being circulated for review, and the final…
Further Education boosts economy by £75 billion
Further Education participants generate an additional £75bn for the economy over their lifetimes, with Apprenticeships generating around £40 for each pound of Government investment, new research shows.
Nordic top-level research becoming an international brand
The Top-level Research Initiative (TRI) is about to become a brand that creates new and great interest for Nordic top-level research. Professor Nils Christian Stenseth needed no more than 24 hours to put together an Advisory Panel of international…
HIGH DEMAND FOR UNDERGRADUATE SUMMER RESEARCH PROJECTS AT GERMANY’S RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY
Over 190 students from the United States and Canada competed for summer research projects through UROP International Program.
Tuberculosis: A Neglected Pandemic - The German Center for Research and Innovation (GCRI) and the Max Planck Florida Institute hosted a discussion on the treatments and challenges of Tuberculosis
With 2 billion cases of tuberculosis infection worldwide and 2 million deaths from the disease each year, Prof. Stefan H. E. Kaufmann (Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology) and Dr. Carl Nathan (Weill Cornell Medical College) discussed the…
NanoArt New York – Discover a Little World of Wonder
Science and technology meet art: Nano images, taken directly from the labs of German research institutions, will be on view at the German Center for Research and Innovation (GCRI) from April 13 until June 10.
NanoVation New York – Discovering the Invisible Frontier
A discussion on the impact and future of nanotechnology, followed by the NanoArt exhibition, at the German Center for Research and Innovation (GCRI).
From the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to Bonn
The German Centre for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) is an attractive address for top scientists from around the world – 53% of the scientific appointments at the DZNE in Bonn are of international origin. Also the US-American Walker Jackson will…
