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Here you will find current news on international activities of German actors in the fields of education, research and innovation.
EU project EFFORTI publishes country reports on the effect of equality measures in research
What kinds of frameworks are in place to promote equality in the various EU member states? What indicators can be used to assess the effect of equality measures? The EU Project EFFORTI publishes reports by country and frameworks for evaluating gender…
Research in Germany's "German-Australian Platform for Health Research" taking place in Melbourne
20 selected representatives of the German Mittelstand and research institutions (paired in 10 Research-SME-tandems) will present their ideas and innovation from the fields of eHealth, Individualised Medicine, Nutrition and Antibiotic…
ITB infoservice – Special Edition No. 12 "Science and Innovation in Africa: International Funding and Cooperation"
Africa is an emerging continent with high potential. There are opportunities for further development in many sectors. The 12th special issue of the ITB infoservice on “Science and Innovation in Africa: International Funding and Cooperation” opens up…
European School of Management and Technology ESMT Berlin and the Doha Institute launch dual degree program in Qatar
The Doha Institute, through their School of Public Administration and Development Economics, and ESMT Berlin are offering a dual Executive Master of Business Administration/Master of Public Administration (Executive MBA/MPA) degree from autumn 2018.…
Heidelberg, Paris, Prague and Warsaw Build European University Alliance
Charles University in Prague (Czech Republic), Heidelberg University (Germany), Sorbonne University in Paris (France) and the University of Warsaw (Poland) have founded a strategic European partnership, built on existing academic collaborations.
Steinbeis 2i GmbH is Ambassador Startup Europe
Startup Europe (SE) is an initiative of the European Commission, which falls under its priority of the "Digital Single Market". The main objectives of Startup Europe are to connect startups, investors, accelerators, female entrepreneurs, corporate…
Initiative of Fraunhofer, Helmholtz and Hochschulmedizin promotes pilot project in the health sector
In the development of new medications and medical engineering, there is a gap between the discovery of new potential active ingredients and products and their further development into medicinal products and medical devices by the industry. The…
The United Kingdom officially joins European XFEL
The UK joined European XFEL as the research organization’s twelfth member state. In a ceremony at the British Embassy in Berlin, representatives of the UK government and the other contract parties including the German federal government signed the…
Science: Hundreds of top jobs to fill at Germany's Max Planck Society
Between now and 2030, around 200 of the 300 director posts of the 84 Max Planck Society (MPG) institutes will become vacant, due to the retirement of many current directors all over Germany. The Science magazine reports about the MPG talent search.
