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New Event Series

#DWIHzeitgeist series

#DWIHzeitgeist is a virtual, interactive and participatory series brought to you by the DWIH New York.

Holiday greetings

We wish you a happy holiday season! The DWIH team is looking forward to seeing you again in 2025!

News from the Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI)

HPI and MIT Collaborate Through New Joint Research Program “Designing for Sustainability”

On November 2, Hasso-Plattner-Institute and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) signed a collaboration in New York City that aims to tackle global societal challenges as expressed in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The program will drive joint scientific research at both institutes in the areas of sustainable design, innovation, computer science and digital technologies, as well as in the translation of research results into practice.

Visitors from Germany

Omid Nouripour, Chairman German Green Party

On September 12, Omid Nouripour, Chairman from the German Green Party (BÜNDNIS 90/DIE GRÜNEN) met Jan Lüdert at the DWIH office in New York.

DWIH New York meets

Transatlantic Ruhr Fellowship 2022

On August 10, our Head of Programs Jan Lüdert had the opportunity to present the Center’s work to the Transatlantic Ruhr Fellows Cohort of 2022 from the University Alliance Ruhr, one of the main supporters of the DWIH New York.

Event by the DFG

Panel Discussion: Engineering Education for the 21st Century

In the globalized world of the 21st century, solving problems alone seems no longer sufficient and cultural and inter-cultural competencies are being added to the target specifications of a successful engineer. The panel includes the distinguished speakers Julika Griem, Myles W. Jackson, Jelena Kovačević, and Pamela H. Smith, and will be moderated by DWIH New York Advisory Board Chairman Kurt Becker.

New partnership

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin joins DWIH New York

Berlin university joined the supporter network to strengthen its networks in the US.