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Interview with Dr. Eva Bosbach

10 Years University of Cologne New York Office

The University of Cologne’s North America Office celebrated its 10th anniversary at the German House in New York on May 26 with a festive in-person event, featuring art, music, networking, and the panel discussion “Transatlantic Perspectives on Quantum Science and Technologies.” The honorary guest was Rector Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Axel Freimuth, heading a delegation from the University of Cologne. The DWIH team took this anniversary as an opportunity to talk with Dr. Eva Bosbach, Executive Director of the North America Office.

News from DFG North America

“Been in America”: DFG interviews German researchers in the USA and Canada

Since November 2020, neuroscientist Dr. Jolande Fooken has been at Queens University, Kingston in the Canadian province of Ontario, where she is on a DFG research fellowship.  As a member of John Randall “Randy” Flanagan’s group, she is researching “Gaze and motor control – Patterns of Coordination.”

Research at the University of Freiburg

Ceremonial Opening of the “Institute for Machine-Brain Interfacing Technology”

Freiburg scientists at IMBIT conduct interdisciplinary research on human-machine interfaces in a new research center.

MONOCAB-OWL – A Visionary Monorail Vehicle for a New Mobility

The project MONOCAB-OWL was initiated to create an innovative monorail vehicle for sustainable mobility in rural areas. It’s a joint project of OWL University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences, Fraunhofer IOSB-INA and the Landeseisenbahn Lippe (e. V.).

University of Cologne Professor Maria Leptin elected as Foreign Member of the British Royal Society

Maria Leptin, President of the European Research Council, is among the exceptional scientists elected as Fellows and Foreign Members in the oldest academic association in existence in honor of her contributions to and leadership in European science.

Call for Applications

Industry 4.0: State of the Art, Challenges and Opportunities

TU Berlin is looking to address the challenges of “Industry 4.0” and discuss possible solutions in an international alumni training at Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico. Alumni of German institutions of higher education and research are welcome to apply by July 31, 2022.

Call for Applications

DAAD Networking Tour 2022 “AI in Cyber Physical Systems”

Twice a year, the DAAD selects a group of outstanding postdoctoral researchers and experienced PhD candidates worldwide to participate in the Postdoctoral Networking Tour in Artificial Intelligence. The application deadline for this fellowship is Monday, August 1, 2022.

Five questions with Dr. Max Jungmann

Meet the Speaker of our Scenario Workshop on June 17

Dr. Max Jungmann will be the speaker for the interactive scenario workshop “The Future of Climate Action”, co-organised by the Heidelberg University Association, Hasso-Plattner-Institute (HPI), Momentum Novum, Climate Action Summit (CAS) and the DWIH New York. In a short interview, he tells us about his background, what motivates him at work and what participants of the workshop can expect.