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News from Campus OWL

Intelligent Algorithms to Aid Disaster Management

After a disaster such as flooding or an earthquake, many people want to help. In order to quickly coordinate the assistance and use it in the most targeted way possible, a new project financed by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) was launched in January.  Paderborn University is collaborating with its partners T-Systems (coordinator), Fraunhofer FOKUS, and others on digital solutions to coordinate volunteer helpers.

News from the University of Cologne

Students from Cologne and Ukraine Conduct Research on Climate Change

A joint research project of the University of Cologne (UoC) and the University of Applied Sciences in Cologne (TH Köln) with Ukrainian universities further develops study and teaching in biology and engineering sciences.

News from the University of Freiburg

Lianhuanhua – Chinese Comics as a Specific Cultural Form

University of Freiburg Sinologist Lena Henningsen receives Consolidator Grant from European Research Council (ERC).

News from Campus OWL

More sustainability, less waste: intelligent production facilities for small baked goods

A consortium from research and industry is examining how the manufacturing process for rolls, doughnuts, pretzels could be made more sustainable.

News from Universität Hamburg

Social Change More Important than Physical Tipping Points

Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius is currently not plausible, as is shown in a new, central study released by Universität Hamburg’s Cluster of Excellence “Climate, Climatic Change, and Society” (CLICCS).

News from TU Berlin

Call for Applications: International Alumni Workshop “EDSusChoice”

Apply now for TU Berlin’s international alumni workshop “Enabling the dietary shift towards sustainable food choice decisions (EDSusChoice)” taking place from September 10 to 16 in Berlin, Germany.

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DAAD New Year’s Reception 2023

On January 12, our Head of Programs Jan Lüdert, alongside Director Benedikt Brisch, had the opportunity to present the DWIH New York and our work to German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) alumnae and alumni at the New Years Reception of the organization held at the German Consulate General New York.