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Here you will find current news on international activities of German actors in the fields of education, research and innovation.
German-New Zealand hydrogen alliance
To limit climate change, joint global efforts are needed and international alliances must be forged. Coordinated by Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon and University of Otago in Dunedin, a bilateral hydrogen alliance between New Zealand and Germany is now…
German-Dutch collaboration on healthcare research strengthened
Over the next few years, the Cross-Border Institute of Healthcare Systems and Prevention (CBI), which is jointly run by the University of Oldenburg and the University of Groningen, will investigate differences between Germany and the Netherlands in…
DIE and Global Solutions Initiative take over Chair of the G7 Think Tank Group
The German Development Institute (DIE) and the Global Solutions Initiative (GSI) got an official mandate of German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the context of the German G7 Presidency 2022 to chair the G7 Think Tank Group.
Artificial intelligence in earth observation: New initiative launched by the European Space Agency and the German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence
The European Space Agency (ESA) and the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) have signed a contract to support a new development initiative focused on Artificial Intelligence for Earth Observation (AI4EO). The three-year…
Memorandum of Understanding between Germany and the Czech Republic signed at trilateral conference
At the trilateral science conference "German-Polish-Czech Science Platform,” Prof. Dr. Vladimir Mařík, scientific director of the Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics, and Cybernetics (CIIRC) at the Czech Technical University in Prague (CTU) and…
Image analysis for everyone: Physics of Life researchers acquire funding from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Accelerating image data science: Researchers from the Cluster of Excellence Physics of Life (PoL) at TU Dresden together with scientists from the Institut Pasteur in Paris and the Francis Crick Institute in London set out to enable the biomedical…
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft and São Paulo Research Foundation Celebrate 15th Anniversary of Cooperation
The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) is pleased to announce the third renewal of its cooperation agreement with the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP). Both organisations maintain an active and long-standing…
German universities and higher education institutions demand a stronger role for European University Alliances
In a joint statement, 35 German universities and higher education institutions that have joined forces in European University Alliances are drawing attention to current challenges. The statement focuses on the role of alliances initiated under the…
Jena Declaration on Cultural Sustainability signed
The signatories call for a change in strategy to achieve the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals through a new approach that takes into account the regional cultural and historical context of human activity to help develop effective solutions.
