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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-Russian animal observation system ICARUS has been switched on: Testing has started
The animal observation system ICARUS on the International Space Station (ISS) with entered its test phase on July 10th 2019. ICARUS is a joint project between the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior and the University of Konstanz in cooperation…
Successful completion of the Hessian-Israeli Cybersecurity Accelerator
The second round of the Hessian-Israeli Partnership Accelerator (HIPA) was concluded with a final event. German-Israeli teams presented their research results to around 80 guests from international politics and the financial and cyber security…
German-Korean Project WALL-ET: Social Robots Support Purchasing and Warehouse Management
In the "2+2 Project" WALL-ET, funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), German and Korean partners from research and industry are working on a social transport robot that can support people in their work in a warehouse or in…
Earth observation network PollyNet gets new station in Asia
The Earth observation network PollyNet is strengthened: The sixth station of the worldwide atmosphere network starts operations on Wednesday in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan. The new station is the first in Central Asia, within the global dust…
European School of Management and Technology Berlin and Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce cooperate in global executive education
The European School of Management and Technology (ESMT) Berlin and the Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK) will collaborate in the management education of international executives. The cooperation brings together the…
Climate Change in West Africa: German Federal Ministry of Education and Research funds project "WASCAL-DE Coop"
A research centre in West Africa examines strategies to address the climate change. Its German partner is the University of Würzburg. The Federal Ministry of Education and Research is funding the initiative with 3.7 million euros
Call for Falling Walls Venture Start-up Nominations 2019
Nominations for Falling Walls Venture 2019 are now open for science-based start-ups from all disciplines (biotech, data & AI, cleantech, new materials, engineering, healthcare, food & agriculture,...).
Vietnamese-German Cooperation: New English language master's programme Sustainable Urban Development
Technische Universität Darmstadt will be presenting the new joint degree master's programme in "Sustainable Urban Development" as of the winter semester 2019/20. This four-semester full-time degree course will be jointly supported by TU Darmstadt's…
Technical University of Munich and Skoltech sign cooperation and student exchange agreement
The Technical University of Munich (TUM) and Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech) have signed an international cooperation agreement and are going to engage in student mobility beginning in the academic year 2019/20.