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Here you will find current news on international activities of German actors in the fields of education, research and innovation.
Sports-Related Head Injuries Can Affect Memory
Sports-related brain injuries have become a major area of scientific investigation over the past year. Prof. Inga Koerte, from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, and Prof. Robert A. Stern, from Boston University School of Medicine, discussed the…
New roadmap explores technologies that improve chemical industry energy use, emissions intensity
IEA / ICCA / DECHEMA joint report concludes that emerging and breakthrough technologies promise indispensable energy efficiency improvements
EU funds Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology with major project
The European Union awards the major project „PlasmaShape“ (Plasma applications) to the Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP Greifswald), funding it with 2,64 million Euro. The funds will in particular focus on the research…
The Neuroscience of Gender
Discussion on male and female brains and the influence of sex hormones and stress on human behavior with Bruce McEwen, Ute Habel, and Anke Ehrhardt on June 17
The German Center for Research and Innovation and the Social Science Research Center Berlin hosted a discussion on Big Data
The term Big Data has been part of the news and mainstream vocabulary since 2012. But how is Big Data defined and what does this buzzword actually mean for the individual and society? On May 16, 2013, Jeanette Hofmann and Jake Porway shed light on…
German and Polish accreditation bodies sign Letter of Intent
With this step, the accreditation agency "Foundation for International Business Administration Accreditation FIBAA)" and the federal Polish accreditation commission ("Polish Accreditation Committee PKA)" have emphasised their intention to cooperate…
FIBAA and YÖDAK sign Memorandum of Understanding to cooperate in Higher Education
FIBAA - Foundation for International Business Administration Accreditation and the federal North Cypriot Accreditation Council "Higher Education Planning, Evaluation, Accreditation and Coordination Council" (YÖDAK) acknowledged their mutual interest…
German Research Foundation published Funding Atlas 2012
The German Research Foundation published in may 2013 the English edition of the Funding Atlas 2012 (formerly referred to as the “Funding Ranking”). The report presents selected findings from the comprehensive German edition. At the core of the report…
Connecting Australian-European Science and Innovation Excellence (CAESIE)
Connecting Australian-European Science and Innovation Excellence (CAESIE) – a new project for driving collaboration between Australian and European researchers and small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) is launched.
