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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-Sino Agricultural Center enters 2nd project stage
The IAK Agrar Consulting GmbH and the Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO) have been given the go ahead for their concept to realise the second project stage of the German-Sino Agricultural Center (DCZ).
University of Konstanz starts two projects for more open access
The University of Konstanz advocates for more open access to scientific information in two new projects - funded by the Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).
Experts commission releases Report on Research, Innovation and Technological Performance in Germany 2018
On 28 February 2018, the Commission of Experts for Research and Innovation presented its 11th annual report on Research, Innovation and Technological Performance in Germany to the Federal Government.
European network for sustainable wood mobilisation launched
The Horizon 2020 project ROSEWOOD seeks to facilitate the transfer of best practices and innovations in sustainable forest management, contributing to the sustainable mobilisation of wood in Europe. By establishing four Regional Wood Mobilisation…
Philipp Schwartz Initiative: programme to assist threatened researchers enters new round
Up to 20 more threatened scientists and scholars will have the opportunity to conduct research at German universities and research institutions starting October 2018.
Fraunhofer Institute of Solar Energy Systems Supports Market Development of Solar Thermal Power Plants in the MENA Region
Laying groundwork for market development of concentrating solar thermal power with techno-economic analyses
German-Ukrainian Academic Society supports early-career researchers and fosters German-Ukrainian scientific cooperation
The German-Ukrainian Forum of Young Researchers took place in December 2017 in Ukraine and in February 2018 in Germany.
World’s most talented mathematicians and computer scientists meet in Heidelberg
This September, recipients of the Abel Prize, ACM A.M. Turing Award, ACM Prize in Computing, Fields Medal, and the Nevanlinna Prize are invited to gather in Heidelberg to meet with 200 young researchers from all over the world at the 6th Heidelberg…
Fraunhofer establishes new research center in Portugal
Fraunhofer has joined forces with Portugal’s national funding agency for science, research and technology (FCT) to establish a new research center focusing on the topics of smart agriculture and water management. The Fraunhofer Center is set to…
