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Here you will find current news on international activities of German actors in the fields of education, research and innovation.
Green Talents 2010 – welcome back in 2011
They are young, international and have proven outstanding scientific talent in the field of sustainability research. 20 young researchers from all over the world are the new winners of the 2010 international Green Talents Competition, awarded by the…
Mapping the Brain: Reconstructing the Cerebral Cortex
Event Summary: A lecture at the German Center for Research and Innovation with Nobel Prize Laureate Dr. Bert Sakmann on his research of creating a three-dimensional atlas of nerve cell bodies, dendrites and axons
Event summary: Transatlantic Perspectives on Emerging Technology Management: Encouraging and Nurturing Internationally Competitive Spin-Offs
Event summary: The German Center for Research and Innovation (GCRI), in cooperation with HANNOVER MESSE Research & Technology, the leading international trade fair for R&D and technology transfer in Hannover, Germany, hosted a panel discussion on…
Transatlantic discussion on the differences between the United States and Europe from the perspectives of two historians
German historian and founding director of the Heidelberg Center for American Studies at Heidelberg University, Professor Dr. Detlef Junker, and Mary Nolan, professor of history at New York University (NYU), discussed “The Widening Atlantic: The…
Roundtable discussion: Focus: Smart Grid
The German Center for Research and Innovation (GCRI), in cooperation with the German American Chambers of Commerce (GACC), will host a roundtable discussion on the technology, policy and business outlook of intelligent energy management systems. The…
Professor Theodor W. Hänsch (Germany) becomes Honorary Chair Professor at the “University System of Taiwan”
On the occasion of a recent visit to Taiwan, Professor Theodor W. Hänsch has been named Honorary Professor at the National Chiao Tung University in Hsinchu. The photo shows the University President, Prof. Chun-Yu Wu (on the right), and Prof. Hänsch…
European Starting and Advanced Grant Opportunities for Research in Europe
On November 20, U.S. and international researchers will learn about the European Research Council’s funding opportunities for research in Europe. A Leibniz Lecture by renowned neurobiologist Hannah Monyer entitled “A Walk Down Memory’s Path” will…
Firming up Indo-German Research Cooperation - Memorandum of Understanding signed between DFG and UGC
The German Research Foundation (DFG, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft) and the Indian University Grants Commission (UGC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding. The strategic aim of the agreement is to support intense research cooperation along…
Network of Russian-German Laser Centers Expands
Two new Testing, Consulting and Training Centers for the industrial use of laser technology have opened in the regions Taganrog and Kaluga. The Network of Laser Innovative-Technogical Centers (LITC) now has expanded its activities to five centers in…
