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Here you will find current news on international activities of German actors in the fields of education, research and innovation.
VDE Renewables, Fraunhofer ISE and energy research institute from Singapur launch global initiative for energy storage
At the annual Asia Clean Energy Summit in Singapore the Global Energy Storage Competence Cluster (GECC) was announced. This global initiative for energy storage will serve the international cleantech sector along the entire value chain and features…
European Molecular Biology Organization EMBO welcomes 28 new Young Investigators
EMBO announced the selection of 28 young researchers as EMBO Young Investigators. They join a network of 47 current and 417 past Young Investigators who represent some of the best up-and-coming group leaders in the life sciences in Europe and beyond.
European School of Management and Technology (ESMT) Berlin opens branch office in China
On the 27. October 2017 the ESMT Berlin officially opened a branch in Shanghai, China. With an office in China, the ESMT intends to expand its executive education programs in Asia.
European Hub for Internet and Society Research launched
Representatives of 15 European internet research institutes are launching a hub for scientific exchange and cooperation in Europe. The Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society is developing the research platform and will be…
Launch of the Merian International Centre for Advanced Studies in Africa
Strengthening African viewpoints in science and politics: The goal of the newly founded “Merian International Centre for Advanced Studies in Africa“ (MICAS Africa) is to develop an intellectual program and research agenda that can make the…
Green Talents Award: Outstanding visionaries from 21 countries on tour in Germany
Leading young scientists from all over the world meet Germany´s sustainability researchers from 16 to 27 October 2017.
Helmholtz International Research Schools support young top-level researchers
The Helmholtz Association has created a new funding instrument to make international doctoral studies possible for talented young researchers: the Helmholtz International Research Schools. Three partnerships with research and higher education…
EIT Awards winners announced
The EIT (European Institute of Innovation & Technology) rewards Europe’s top entrepreneurs and change-makers who bring solutions to key challenges in the fields of climate, energy, digitisation, food, health and raw materials.
German-Australian iCAIR project: Battling infection and resistance
Researchers from the Fraunhofer-Institute for Toxicology and Experimental Medicine ITEM have teamed up with colleagues from the Hannover Medical School and Griffith University’s Institute for Glycomics in the iCAIR (Fraunhofer International…
