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Here you will find current news on international activities of German actors in the fields of education, research and innovation.
ISC3 Innovation Challenge on Sustainable Chemistry: Winners come from USA, Tanzania, Germany, Chile, South Africa and Jordan
The winners of the ISC3 Innovation Challenge were selected and celebrated on the last day of the online Investor Forum on October 23rd. This year's challenge focused on sustainable living and building.
Global Talent Mentoring: Important Milestone for International Talent Development Network
On 15 October 2020, the online mentoring program developed at the University of Regensburg (Germany) to foster excellence in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medical sciences (STEMM) opened its application phase for more than 500…
Online Survey on "Future Battery Skills Needs"
The global battery demand will dramatically increase in the next 10 years and beyond. This will create new jobs that require specific battery knowledge and skills. But which future skills are exactly needed? To answer this question, Fraunhofer…
Alliance of Science Organisations in Germany: Bonn Declaration marks important step for freedom of scientific research
The Alliance of Science Organisations in Germany welcomes the “Bonn Declaration on Freedom of Scientific Research” adopted on 20 October 2020 as a noteworthy and important step taken by the Ministerial Conference on the European Research Area. The…
Green Talents 2020 on a virtual tour in Germany
Outstanding green visionaries from all over the world will meet Germany’s sustainability research elite during the first virtual science tour.
Cooperation with Partners in France and Japan: German Research Foundation (DFG) to fund nine Artificial Intelligence projects
Approximately 7 million Euro in funding for nine trilateral projects to complement DFG’s strategic funding initiative for research into AI.
Trio Council Presidency partners Germany, Portugal and Slovenia sign a joint declaration on effective European cancer research
On the 13th of October, the ministers responsible for research in Germany, Portugal and Slovenia signed the declaration “Europe: together against cancer”. The ministers came together at the conference on research policy entitled “Europe: Unite…
Virtual Conference “Democratize AI“ presents advances in AI and robotics
The online conference Democratize AI, supported by the the special research center EASE, opened its virtual doors on September 30th and will deal with the potential and challenges of open science in the fields of artificial intelligence and robotics…
Future-proofing German-Chinese partnerships: HRK guiding questions on university cooperation with the People’s Republic of China
On the 9th of September, the Executive Board of the German Rectors’ Conference (HRK) approved guiding questions on university partnerships with the People’s Republic of China. They will complement the general guidelines and standards for…
