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Here you will find current news on international activities of German actors in the fields of education, research and innovation.
CAPES-Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme: Fellowships for researchers from Brazil
The CAPES-Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme awards fellowships to researchers from Brazil with above-average qualifications. The next application deadline - for fellowships starting in the period from September 2024 to May 2025 - is 30 November…
AI and ChatGPT in Science and the Humanities: German Research Foundation Formulates Guidelines for Dealing with Generative Models for Text and Image Creation
The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) has formulated initial guidelines for dealing with generative models for text and image creation. A statement now published by the Executive Committee of the largest research…
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation: Awards for researchers from developing and transition countries
The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation to present its Georg Forster Research Awards, each valued at €60,000.
DEAL Consortium and Elsevier announce open access agreement for Germany
The DEAL Consortium, representing the German research institutions, and Elsevier, a global leader in scientific information and data analytics, announce a tranformative open access agreement for Germany. The landmark five-year agreement, signed on 1…
DFG President in Canada and the USA: Focus on strengthening transatlantic partnerships
The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) strongly believes that transatlantic partnerships in science and the humanities and research should be deepened and further strengthened, especially in times of geopolitical…
Kick-off ScaleH2 project: Establishing a hydrogen-export value chain between Australia and Germany
How can green hydrogen be transported cost-efficiently from Australia to Germany? This question is being addressed by the Fraunhofer Institute for Surface Engineering and Thin Films (Fraunhofer IST) in collaboration with German and Australian project…
Predicting disease risks in a timely manner: Cooperation between the Universities of Kiel and San Francisco on artificial intelligence in the medical field
A Delegation from Kiel University opened the first Artificial Intelligence (AI) Express Link between Kiel and San Francisco in San Francisco together with German Schleswig-Holstein's Minister President Daniel Günther. AI networks can now be trained…
Significance of Science in Realising the UN Sustainable Development Goals: DFG President at the United Nations' Two-day Multi-stakeholder Forum
The President of the German Research Foundation (DFG) and Chair of the Governing Board of the Global Research Council (GRC), Professor Dr. Katja Becker spoke on May 4th in the United Nations' (UN) New York headquarters at the "Multi-stakeholder Forum…
New Project Office of the World Climate Research Program at the German Climate Computing Center
The World Climate Research Program opens a new International Project Office (IPO) at the German Climate Computing Center (Deutsches Klimarechenzentrum, DKRZ), Germany to coordinate the recently launched Earth System Modelling and Observations (ESMO)…
