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Here you will find current news on international activities of German actors in the fields of education, research and innovation.
INM working with Namibia to develop sustainable building materials from natural resources
The INM – Leibniz Institute for New Materials is starting out on a joint pilot project with Namibia. Researchers from the Saarland and Africa will be developing adhesives obtained from natural resources and using them to produce sustainable building…
Event Review: Is Aging Reversible? Can We Reset the Clock?
On February 10, 2013, experts from Columbia University and the National Institutes of Health discussed current scientific findings on the plasticity of aging during a panel discussion at the German Center for Research and Innovation in New York.
GCRI: Bridging the Innovation Gap Between Academia and Industry
When academia and industry work in tandem to push the frontiers of knowledge, they have the potential to become a powerful engine for innovation and economic growth. On March 18, renowned experts will convene at the German Center for Research and…
EU – USA Research Collaboration and Funding Opportunities in Horizon 2020, the European Framework Programme for Research and Innovation
Discovering solutions to societal challenges requires a strong global knowledge economy. On March 12, renowned policy experts and researchers will convene at the German Center for Research and Innovation (GCRI) in New York to discuss the European…
The Origins of Mass, Matter, and the Early Universe
How did the universe develop? What exactly is the Higgs boson? How has string theory influenced the field of particle astrophysics? On March 20, join scientific experts at the German Center for Research and Innovation (GCRI) in New York for a panel…
More than 100,000 foreign first-semester students in 2013
In the academic year 2013 (summer semester 2013 and winter semester 2013/14), a total of 101,000 foreign new entrants enrolled at institutions of higher education in Germany. Based on provisional figures, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis)…
Start of P7-project "Danube-INCO.NET: Advancing Research and Innovation in the Danube Region"
The Danube-INCO.NET project was successfully kicked-off on February 2nd and 3rd, 2014, at Palais Ferstel in Vienna. Upon the invitation of the Austrian coordinator (ZSI) and the Austrian Federal Ministry as project partner, all 19 project partner…
Green Talents Video Documentary 2013 Out Now
In 2013, the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) honoured 25 high-potentials in sustainability research. The first part of their price consisted of a two-week science forum which took them to leading research facilities across…
Hasso Plattner Institute: Massive Open Online Courses also in China
Effective immediately, the German Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI) is offering its free Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) in Chinese. On February 18th at 3:00 p.m. local time, HPI Director Prof. Christoph Meinel launched the first course of the new…
