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Here you will find current news on international activities of German actors in the fields of education, research and innovation.
Joint statement of German Rectors' Conference and fife university associations on supporting and promoting international collaboration
Together with the American Council on Education, Universities Australia, Universities Canada, Universities New Zealand and Universities UK International, the German Rectors' Conference HRK has formulated a joint statement on supporting and promoting…
Leuphana University Lüneburg head new UNESCO network for sustainability education and social change
UNESCO announces a new global UNITWIN cooperation programme Education for Sustainable Development and Social Change. Six renowned universities from Canada, Costa Rica, Germany, Greece and South Africa will work together in it. The global network,…
Special National Academics Panel Study analysis: How international are doctoral studies in Germany?
About one third of doctoral students in Germany go abroad during their doctoral studies and the majority of international doctoral candidates in the country are very satisfied with the support they receive at German universities. These and other…
20 Years of "Dialogue on Innovative Higher Education Strategies" (DIES) programme: working together on global university development
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and the German Rectors' Conference (HRK) have been promoting the development of the higher education sector in the Global South in the Dialogue on Innovative Higher Education Strategies (DIES) programme for…
Launch of new cross-border platform: Facilitating the transition to industrial carbon-neutrality in trilateral region
To foster international collaboration between stakeholders from industry, governments, regulators, infrastructure asset owners and operators the applied research institutes TNO (The Netherlands), DECHEMA (Germany) and VITO/EnergyVille (Belgium) join…
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…
