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Here you will find current news on international activities of German actors in the fields of education, research and innovation.
Laser Know-how from Hannover at the Photonics West 2011
The Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (LZH) is presenting laser technology suitable for use in space as well as the latest single and multi-mode fiber components at this year's Photonics West, from January 25th to 27th.
FIBAA awards premium-seal to IBR's Global-MBA
Part-time distance learning programme scores high in work related business curriculum and international approach.
ESMT MBA introduces sustainability and technology management tracks - 39 members of MBA Class of 2011 represent 18 nationalities
Germany’s business school ESMT European School of Management and Technology has strengthened the emphasis placed on technology management and sustainable business in its MBA curriculum. Starting this year, students may choose a track focusing on one…
BASF will more than double its compounding capacity for engineering plastics in China
BASF will more than double the compounding capacity of engineering plastics by an additional 65,000 metric tons per year at its Pudong site. Phase one of the expansion is expected to be completed by 2013, the second phase by 2015. At present the…
Launch of Africa Portal
The South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) is pleased to announce the launch of the Africa Portal at http://www.africaportal.org/.
PALAOA, worldwide unique underwater acoustic observatory, celebrates its fifth anniversary - Live sounds of seals and whales from Antarctica
Listen live on the Internet to what’s going on under the Antarctic sea-ice. The Alfred Wegener Institute’s PALAOA underwater acoustic observatory has made this possible for over five years. The acoustic observatory has been continuously recording…
Agricultural Giants Russia and China – Their Roles in Global Food Security
IAMO symposium at the International Green Week 2011 - To ensure food security for a growing world population is one of the main challenges of the 21st century. Which role the “agricultural giants” China and Russia could and should thereby play, is…
Navigating a Technicolor World: What the Fly’s Visual System Tells Us About Visually-Guided Behavior
On January 13, Prof. Axel Borst (Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology, Germany) and Prof. Claude Desplan (New York University) will discuss how visual information is processed in the fly brain as a cue to the complexities of the human brain.
Plasma Medicine: Scientific Challenges and Technological Opportunities
Event summary of the December 8, 2010, panel discussion on new developments in plasma medicine in Germany and the United States.
