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Here you will find current news on international activities of German actors in the fields of education, research and innovation.
Significance of Science in Realising the UN Sustainable Development Goals: DFG President at the United Nations' Two-day Multi-stakeholder Forum
The President of the German Research Foundation (DFG) and Chair of the Governing Board of the Global Research Council (GRC), Professor Dr. Katja Becker spoke on May 4th in the United Nations' (UN) New York headquarters at the "Multi-stakeholder Forum…
New Project Office of the World Climate Research Program at the German Climate Computing Center
The World Climate Research Program opens a new International Project Office (IPO) at the German Climate Computing Center (Deutsches Klimarechenzentrum, DKRZ), Germany to coordinate the recently launched Earth System Modelling and Observations (ESMO)…
German-Tunisian cooperation to develop the open manufacturing infrastructure in the Tunisian textile sector
From March 22 to March 25, 2023, an Open Source Machine Building Workshop was held to collaboratively build Open Source Hardware in Tunis. Funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, the Tunisian partners led by Helmut Schmidt…
Protecting polar regions from particularly persistent pollutants: Researchers formulate "Berlin Statement"
The polar regions are exposed to an increasing load of pollutants. Under the leadership of the Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon and the Umweltbundesamt (UBA), experts from the European Commission, the Stockholm Convention, the Arctic Council and the…
German U15 and the German Israeli Foundation expand and formalise their cooperation
German U15 and the German Israeli Foundation (GIF) have agreed on a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to further expand their cooperation in the future. The MoU was signed in Jerusalem on 27 February 2023 by the Vice Chair of German U15 and Rector of…
Federal Research Minister announces Germany's entry into the international astronomy project SKA-Observatory
On March 28, the German Federal Research Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger visited the Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO) supertelescope under construction in South Africa together with Dr. Lindsay Magnus, Director of SKA-Mid in South Africa,…
DAAD position paper: International students are the skilled workers of tomorrow
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) is calling for more international students to be recruited as future professionals for the German labour market. In a position paper it presents recommendations for joint action by politics, universities…
Science diplomacy in times of crisis: The Volkswagen Foundation is funding a Berlin University Alliance project
Diplomatic crises between different states have been putting scientific relations under immense strain in recent years. The Berlin University Alliance (BUA), made up of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Technische Universität…
Water Security in Africa Program WASA: New Call for Proposals
The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) has published a new call for proposals to support the research and education program "Water Security in Africa (WASA)" during the first main phase in Southern Africa.
