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Here you will find current news on international activities of German actors in the fields of education, research and innovation.
7th BMBF Forum for Sustainability “Research for Sustainable Development - International”
The 7th annual BMBF Forum for Sustainability will take place 2 - 4 November 2010 at the conference and convention center axica in Berlin. This year’s theme will be “Research for Sustainable Development – International”. The Federal Minister for…
Energy co-operation between China and the Nordic countries takes off
Sustainable energy and climate solutions were on the packed agenda on Friday (June-25-2010) when the Nordic ministers met representatives from China during the World EXPO in Shanghai. The focus was on opportunities for co-operation and continued…
UNESCO: Publication of the World Social Science Report
The social sciences, which were dominated by western universities for a long time, are gaining ground in Asia and in Latin America, according to a report by the International Social Sciences Council (ISSC), published jointly with UNESCO. Entitled…
5th Inter-Ministerial-Meeting (IMM) between RISTEK and BMBF in Berlin, Germany on June 07th and 08th, 2010
“More than 30 years of S&T between Germany and Indonesia” The agreement was signed in 1979 and more than 30 years later the international bilateral cooperation is still strongly linked. One such recent example is the cooperation on the Tsunami Early…
New funding measure on Sustainable Climate and Environment Technologies strengthens research cooperation with emerging nations
The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) supports the development of research cooperation with emerging nations, especially the so called BRICS-States and Vietnam, by the use of a new funding measure. Within the scope of the…
Schavan: "Cooperation with emerging countries strengthens global climate protection and economic development"
The emerging countries are playing a decisive role in tackling global challenges such as climate change and shortages of resources, water and land. In the meantime, some of the states with the highest economic growth are among the world's biggest…
Nanofair 2010: 8th International Nanotechnology Symposium
Nanofair is the most established conference on nanotechnology in Europe and among the premier events worldwide. Under the slogan "New Ideas for Industry" Nanofair 2010 as an international conference will present a vital platform for the exchange of…
Hasso Plattner Institute opens top-level computer research lab of international significance
A computer research lab of international significance opened its doors at Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI) on Wednesday, June 16: the "HPI Future SOC Lab", a top-level computer science research lab equipped with the latest high-performance computers,…
Polarstern launches 25th Arctic expedition
On 10 June the Polarstern research vessel sets off on its 25th Arctic expedition. From Bremerhaven it first set course for the Greenland Sea, where primarily oceanographic work is on the agenda. After a short stop in Longyearbyen (Spitzbergen) the…
