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News from Heidelberg University

Institutional Partnership: Heidelberg and Harvard Sign Memorandum of Understanding

On the basis of the cooperative relations that have developed over time, Heidelberg University and Harvard University are going to deepen and expand their cooperation. Prof. Dr Alan M. Garber, President of Harvard University, and Prof. Dr Frauke Melchior, Rector of Heidelberg University in Germany, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to that effect. 

News from UA Ruhr

The New International Fellows Have Arrived

Eight international researchers have started their senior fellowships at the College for Social Sciences and Humanities. Over the next six months, they will work on collaborative research projects.

The (virtual) Germany Grad Fair 2025

Thinking about graduate school abroad? Looking for high-quality, affordable degree programs at top-ranked institutions that can boost your career? Then mark your calendar for the (virtual) Germany Grad Fair 2025 — your gateway to earning a master’s or Ph.D. in Germany!

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Help wanted: Processing scholarship applications

The DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service/Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst) is looking for help processing scholarship applications between November 3, 2025 through (approx.) December 31, 2025.

News from Heidelberg University

Spin-wave Waveguides for Energy-efficient Information Transfer

Research team from Heidelberg University and the University of Münster develops a new method for producing large networks of complex structures

News from the University of Cologne

University of Cologne: Millions in Funding for Research Into Deciphering a Writing System of Indigenous Languages

The Volkswagen Foundation is funding a research project at the University of Cologne with approximately one million euros in funding over three years. The project analyzes an unknown Central American writing system and attempts to assign it to a language.

News from UA Ruhr

New Research Unit Funded by DFG To Develop Smart Luminescent Materials

At the beginning of July, the German Research Foundation (DFG) announced its decision to fund a new Research Unit at TU Dortmund University. Professor Andreas Steffen from the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology is the spokesperson for the collaborative alliance called “STIL-COCOs”, in which six further institutions are also participating. Together, the partners will develop smart luminescent materials for photonic technologies. The German Research Foundation (DFG) has awarded the project funds of around €3.7 million for an initial four years.