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Here you will find current news on international activities of German actors in the fields of education, research and innovation.
Reminder: Green Talents wanted - Are you willing to take up the challenge of making the world more sustainable?
Time is running out, 09 June is nearing, and the opportunity to apply for the Green Talents Competition of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is closing soon. So take your chance and apply now on www.greentalents.de.
German Cutting Edge Technology at the IATI-BioMed 2013
Tel Aviv – Medical technology and life sciences are becoming more and more important and are increasingly overlapping with information and engineering technology. This is true also for Germany which is one of the worldwide leading producers of high…
Sports-related Head Injuries Can Affect Memory
For months, sports-related brain injuries have made headlines in Germany and the U.S. In particular, a joint study conducted by researchers from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and Harvard University that revealed possible long-term…
Results of the “Global Research Council” in Berlin Announced
Heads of 70 research funding organisations from around the world met on 27– 29 May 2013 in Berlin / Endorsed statements concerning “Open Access” and “Research Integrity”
World Health Summit 2013 carries forward central topics of the 66h World Health Assembly
The 66th World Health Assembly concluded with an agreement on recommendations and decisions to sustainably improve health worldwide. The World Health Summit, being held in Berlin during October 2013 for the fifth time, already features central…
First World Conference on Climate Impacts: Painting the Big Picture
Droughts, floods, crop failures, invading species and diseases – climate change impacts of today and tomorrow come with a raft of buzz words. But the science behind our understanding of the potential consequences of global warming is both much…
Online Master "The European Union and Central Asia in the International System"
After the graduation of the first class of 25 students, the "Institut für Europäische Politik" (IEP, Berlin) and the Centre international de formation européenne (CIFE, Nice/Berlin) continue the master programme "Studies on the EU and Central Asia in…
The Tech Campus: A Catalyst for Innovation and Regional Development
Tech campuses merge entrepreneurial spirit and academic research, promote tech transfer, and cultivate an innovation ecosystem. While New York’s Cornell NYC Tech campus is still at an early stage of its development, Dortmund has already established…
German Center for Research and Innovation hosted the finale of the 2013 Healthcare Innovation World Cup
On May 10, 2013, the German Center for Research and Innovation (GCRI) New York was the stage for the Healthcare Innovation World Cup, the international diabetes innovation challenge funded by Boehringer Ingelheim and organized by HITLAB.
