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Here you will find current news on international activities of German actors in the fields of education, research and innovation.
International Standard for Charging of Electric Cars
Siemens is working with partners to promote an internationally standard interface and process control system for charging electric cars.
Research Institute launches European FP7 project on absolute decoupling of EU economic growth from resource use and environmental impacts
How can the EU significantly reduce its resource use and associated environmental impacts while its economy continues to thrive? Proposing robust policy mixes for achieving the tremendous task of absolute decoupling is at the heart of the FP7…
The Changing Role of Higher Education in the 21st Century
A rapidly changing economic environment and the expansion of the educational landscape are pushing the U.S. and Germany to provide career-focused university training at the undergraduate level. On December 6, 2012, as part of the German Center for…
Plasma for Environment Protection (PlasTEP): Successful Final Conference
On the 5th and 6th December the PlasTEP project had its Final Conference. The Conference took place in Berlin, Germany and was attended by 60 persons from the partnership as well as others generally interested in the project and its main results. 10…
LEARNTEC 2013 - The digital relevance of life-long learning
LEARNTEC is the leading international trade fair and convention for vocational education, learning and information technology and is scheduled to take place between 29 and 31 January 2013 at the Karlsruhe Trade Fair Center. It has been established…
Major Australian scholarship recipient has her sights set on Germany
A young Brisbane scientist, the recipient of the Prime Minister's Awards' major scholarship, the “Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Award”, has elected to continue her research in Germany.
Boost for marine science in South Africa
Marine science in South Africa will receive a major boost when some of the world’s leading experts in the field gather in Cape Town in December to explore collaboration opportunities as part of the German-South African Year of Science 2012/2013.
Mainz University Medical Center agrees partnership with Yale University
The University Medical Center at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany and the renowned School of Medicine at Yale University, USA have agreed upon a future collaboration. This strategic partnership promises to provide an innovative stimulus…
Smart Grid – Future Intelligent Energy Supply and Consumption
The Smart Grid electricity network and technology has the potential to propel the energy industry forward, offering increased reliability, availability, and efficiency amidst growing 21st century energy demand. Experts from Detecon, SAP, and ThinkECO…
