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Here you will find current news on international activities of German actors in the fields of education, research and innovation.
The European Commission and the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation award funding for an 8.2 million Euro project on cleaner urban air
In May 2022, the innovation project AeroSolfd started with a kick-off event in Ludwigsburg, Germany. The AeroSolfd consortium – led by MANN+HUMMEL – will deliver affordable, adaptable, and environmentally friendly retrofit solutions to reduce…
Partnership on quantum computing: German accelerator centre DESY joins IBM Quantum Network
DESY and IBM have entered an agreement on quantum computing that welcomes DESY as a member of the IBM Quantum Network to explore the opportunities of the new technology. DESY seeks to exploit opportunities for solving scientific problems much more…
German Research Foundation's Annual General Meeting 2022: Focus on International Research Cooperation
The 2022 General Assembly of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) came to an end in Freiburg im Breisgau on Wednesday, 29 June. One major topic was international cooperation in science in view of the current global…
Next step towards DFKI-Lab Japan: German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence expands cooperation with Osaka Metropolitan University
An important foundation stone has been laid for the planned establishment of a DFKI research lab in Japan: A cooperation agreement was signed with Osaka Metropolitan University, which describes the further procedure on the way to the "DFKI Lab…
Germany supports Ukraine in conducting university entrance tests for refugees: online tests planned at six locations nationwide
The Ukrainian Ministry of Education and Science approached the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) with a request for support. In consultation with the BMBF and the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural…
EnergInno Brazil: Focused networking for German and Brazilian innovations for green energy
EnergInno Brazil, a campaign led by the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft to connect the Brazilian and German sustainable energy sectors, held a Matchmaking Tour and the Research2Industry Days in São Paulo, Brazil, in mid-May. Nearly 350 stakeholders from…
Climate protection, energy transition, pandemic preparedness: Science academies publish statements for the G7 summit
At the Science7 Dialogue Forum in Berlin on Tuesday, 31 May, the science academies of the G7 states published science-based statements on topics on this year's agenda of the G7 summit at Schloss Elmau. Key topics of the statements prepared under the…
Two Minutes in a Research Wonderland: New Short Film on Germany’s Research and Innovation Environment
As part of its “Research in Germany” initiative, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research has released a short film on Germany’s research and innovation environment. The clip presents Germany as an open and diverse country which offers unique…
German-Japanese battery research: New projects launched
Germany and Japan have been successfully researching secondary battery systems for many years. Four new German-Japanese research projects were launched on January 1st, 2022.
