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News from UA Ruhr

Strong Start for the Research Alliance Ruhr

With around 100 guests from the realms of politics and science, the University Alliance Ruhr (UA Ruhr) celebrated the opening of the Research Alliance Ruhr in Essen on October 24, 2023. Founded in 2021, on the initiative of the Ruhr Conference, 50 joint research professorships are being established here to address pressing questions about the future. NRW Science Minister, Ina Brandes, praised the successful collaboration between Ruhr-Universität Bochum, the University of Duisburg-Essen, and TU Dortmund University.

News from the GACC New York

GACC’s J-1 Exchange Visitor Visa Sponsorship Services

Since 1996, the German American Chamber of Commerce, Inc. New York (GACC) has been sponsoring the J-1 Exchange Visitor Visa for students, apprentices and young professionals to visit the US and successfully participate in internship programs.

News from Universität Hamburg

International Partner Universities Network Globally in Hamburg

Which innovative research and teaching projects provide the opportunity for international collaboration and exchange while also being flexible enough to fit into the universities’ existing curricula? Are multilateral networks the future of academic internationalization? And how can young researchers be enabled to network internationally? These and many other questions were discussed by more than 70 participants at the 2023 Hamburg Networking Conference at Universität Hamburg.

News from the German Research Foundation

DFG North America at Society for Neuroscience 2023 in Washington, DC

Visit the German Research Foundation and partners at the booth to learn about your opportunities as a postdoc, an early or advanced career researcher, a future member of Germany´s research workforce, or simply to get some insight into the German research landscape. #SfN23

News from the University of Freiburg

Raw Material Requirements for Reducing Global Poverty Calculated for the First Time

Researchers at the University of Freiburg quantify the amount of material needed to enable people to live without poverty. Nutrition and mobility patterns have major impact on resource demand. Many people could be lifted out of poverty with just a fraction of the raw material consumption of wealthy countries.

News from the University of Cologne

The New University of Cologne Rectorate Takes Office Under the Direction of Professor Mukherjee

As of October 1, 2023, DAAD President Professor Dr. Joybrato Mukherjee is the new Rector of the University of Cologne. In addition, a newly elected team of Vice-Rectors takes up the operational divisions.

News from the Hasso-Plattner-Institute (HPI)

Study a Master’s Program in Germany

Study right next to Berlin at the Hasso-Plattner-Institute, one of the most innovative IT institutes in Germany.