News
The following pages contain news of international research policy activities pursued in specific regions by the DFG Head Office and the DFG offices abroad.
International Activities
Indian Science Minister meets DFG President
In the context of the recent Intergovernmental Consultations between India and Germany, the Indian Minister of Science
Dr Jitendra Singh met with DFG President Prof Katja Becker. In the open discussion, the two policymakers discussed a wide range of topics. Interner Linkmore
Joint Japanese-German Research Projects
The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) and the DFG are pleased to announce a new funding opportunity for joint Japanese-German research proposals in the field of materials science and engineering for energy storage, conversion, and transport. Interner Linkmore
German-Korean Funding Programme
The DFG and the NRF have published a call for proposals for joint German-Korean workshops and research visits. Furthermore, a webinar has been conducted to share information on bilaterally funded International Research Training Groups (IRTGs).
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DFG Representation Abroad
Indo-German IRTG – Online launch event
The German Research Foundation (DFG) and the Department of Science of Technology (DST), Government of India, have recently announced their new open funding programme for Indo-German International Research Training Groups (IRTG). Interner Linkmore
CECAD conducts research on longevity
The focus was on the work of the Cluster of Excellence at the Univer-
sity of Cologne and the Max Planck Institute for the Biology of Aging. The panel discussion was entitled "Healthy Aging: Brain Control of Longevity and Metabolism.”. Interner Linkmore
“Been in America”
Since the fall of 2019, biologist Tiziana Gelmi Candusso is doing postdoctoral resesarch at the Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology of the University of Toronto in the group of Marie-Josée Fortin. Interner Linkmore
Further News from the International Activities and from the DFG-Offices Abroad.