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Here you will find current news on international activities of German actors in the fields of education, research and innovation.
New scholarship opportunities for the joint Master's degree from the University of Bonn and the United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security
The University of Bonn and the United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) announced that thanks to support from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) they will be offering up to eight fully funded…
Conference on “International Short-Term Programs: Challenges and Perspectives” at the University of Tübingen
From 29th to 30th September 2016, for the first time a conference on "International Short-Term Programs: Challenges and Perspectives" took place at the University of Tübingen. On two days, experts discussed the state of the art as well as current…
Interview: German and African researchers join forces for health
Andreas Strecker, programme director at the German Research Foundation DFG, responsible for collaborative research projects between scientists in Germany and their counterparts across Africa, expands in an interview with SciDev.net on DFG’s funding…
Event Review: Learning to Learn - How the Brain Creates Memory
On December 5th, 2016, the German Center for Research and Innovation (GCRI) New York, the German Research Foundation (DFG), and the University Alliance Ruhr, hosted the panel discussion “Learning to Learn – How the Brain Creates Memory.” The topics…
Event Review: Booming Populism - On the Practice and Language of Political Polarization
On November 17th, 2016, the German Center for Research and Innovation (GCRI) New York, the Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences (BIGSSS), Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, the ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius…
Excellent Life Sciences: Biannual Meeting of the EUROLIFE network at University Medical Centre Göttingen
Representatives of nine prestigious academic institutions across Europe strengthen their partnership in the EUROLIFE Network of European Universities in Life Sciences. Semmelweis University Budapest is welcomed as new partner. EUROLIFE Distinguished…
Official launch of the International Consortium for Personalised Medicine, ICPerMed
Personalised medicine is a promising new concept for dealing with challenges of health and health systems. With the launch of the International Consortium of Personalised Medicine (ICPerMed), European countries aim to coordinate health research…
Policy Recommendations on Performance-based research funding – Towards more effective national research and innovation systems in the Danube region
Results of the third Danube-INCO.NET policy dialogue workshop on the “Innovation Union and the European Research Area in the Danube Region”
Binational research project from Germany and Brazil deals with adaptive production planning and control
Focusing on job shop production: The Bremen Institute for Pruduction and Logistics BIBA and the Federal University of Santa Catarina (Brazil) cooperate within the BRAGECRIM program of the German Research Foundation (DFG) and the Brazilian Ministry…
