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Here you will find current news on international activities of German actors in the fields of education, research and innovation.
Tom Frieden is new ambassador for World Sepsis Day 2014
Dr Tom Frieden, Director at the CDC – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – and thus one of the top public health officials in the United States, supports the initiative of World Sepsis Day. As new Ambassador he states the importance of…
Californian Energy Commissioner visits the University of Stuttgart
During a visit by the Ministries for Science, Research and Art as well as for Environment, Climate and Energy Industry Baden-Württemberg on 31st March 2014, the Chairman of the California Energy Commission, Robert B. Weisenmiller, was a guest at the…
Evonik starts Medical Devices Project House in the USA
Evonik Industries is launching the Medical Devices Project House early in April. The eleventh project house of Evonik has its main campus in Birmingham, Alabama (USA), along with a branch in Hanau (Germany). The aim of the new Medical Devices Project…
Research and Development between Germany and Korea - First Research Collaboration through the Institute for Textile Technology of RWTH Aachen University
On March 26, 2014, the German Federation of Industrial Research Associations “Otto von Guericke” e.V. (AIF), and the Korean Institute for Advancement of Technology (KIAT) had a meeting in Berlin.
Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting: 600 Young Participants Selected
Approximately 600 aspiring young researchers representing almost 80 countries will be taking part in the 64th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting. The organising council has now announced the results of the multi-stage selection process. For the first time…
German Turkish Masters Program in Social Sciences encourages students to apply for admission in September 2014
GeT MA - the MA in Social Sciences program is offered jointly by the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany and the Middle East Technical University (METU) in Ankara, Turkey.
Fraunhofer establishes new Big Data Alliance
Big Data is one of the key research and strategy topics for the world of business. Now 24 Fraunhofer Institutes have come together to pool their expertise in the new Big Data Alliance, creating a single point of contact for companies, politicians and…
Stuttgart laser researchers create worldwide unique combination
Scientists at the Institute for Beam Tools (IFSW) at the University of Stuttgart created a unique Laser of ultra-short pulses of high energy.
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…
