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Here you will find current news on international activities of German actors in the fields of education, research and innovation.
New Alexander von Humboldt Professors selected
Five researchers from abroad have been selected to receive Germany’s most valuable international research award in 2021 and make the move to Cologne, Dresden, Leipzig, Potsdam and Tübingen.
Seibold Prize 2020 Goes to Four Researchers from Germany and Japan
This year the German Research Foundation is to honour four researchers – two women and two men – with the Eugen and Ilse Seibold Prize. The Seibold Prize will be awarded for the final time in 2020, since the fund established by Eugen and Ilse Seibold…
Project between Germany and Rwanda: Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy supports pilot project for the promotion of scientific start-ups
With the "StArfrica - Startup Germany-Africa" project, the Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) is for the first time promoting the idea of a foundation-related continental bridge between Germany and Africa. The aim of the four-year…
Potential analysis, biogas lab and pyrolysis cooker: German Biomass Research Centre starts foreign procject in Togo
In a project financed by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and running until the end of 2023, scientists of the German Biomass Research Centre (DBFZ) are investigating the potential of residual and waste materials in West…
Exchange of knowledge with Africa: New Africa Centre for Transregional Studies launched
On the 4th of May the new University of Freiburg institution for interdisciplinary research with African scientists, the Africa Centre for Transregional Studies (ACT), launched. Due to the corona pandemic the ceremony was held virtually.
Copernicus Award 2020 for Outstanding German-Polish Collaboration in Cryptography
German Research Foundation (DFG) and Foundation of Polish Science (FNP) honour researchers from Darmstadt and Warsaw.
German Rectors' Conference HRK: Guidelines and standards for international university cooperation
International cooperation is indispensable to German universities. Standards are needed for this cooperation that enable sustainable interaction, in particular with partners from nations with restrictions on civil liberties.
Imagining Futures – Dealing with Disparity: Merian Centre for Advanced Studies to be established in Tunis
The Merian Centre for Advanced Studies in the Maghreb (MECAM) will be established this year in Tunis. The centre is a joint endeavour of seven German and Tunisian Universities and research institutions: The University of Marburg, the University of…
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz to cooperate closely with czech Masaryk University on RNA research
Twinning program of the European Union will fund the training of young researchers and scientists from the Czech Republic at Mainz University.
