(18.07.24) With this call, the DFG and the African Institutes for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) support the initiation of international research collaborations between researchers in early career phases from African countries and researchers at German universities.
(11.07.24) The President of the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) Prof. Dr. Kazuhito Hashimoto was visiting the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) on 10 July and spoke with President Prof. Dr. Katja Becker about current topics in international cooperation. DFG and JST have a long-standing partnership. In addition to the joint funding of a large number of bilateral research projects, there is also a regular strategic exchange between the two organisations.
(05.07.24) Early career researcher from African countries can learn more about research designs and research results and enter into an exchange with researchers working in Germany.
(28.06.24) The heads of central research institutions and funding organisations from Germany and Poland as well as the National Research Foundation of Ukraine (NRFU) met in mid-June.
(27.05.24) At the beginning of May 2024, the DFG joined forces with the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences and the Research Council of Lithuania to organise an information event in Vilnius on the subject of funding opportunities for bilateral collaborative ventures. Around 70 researchers from numerous Lithuanian universities participated in the event, which was also attended by the German Ambassador to Lithuania.
(29.04.24) On 18 and 19 April 2024, the 12 projects being funded under the DFG call for proposals to initiate international cooperation between researchers at German universities of applied sciences and partners in Jordan in the field of water research came together at TH Lübeck.
(15.04.24) 24 African-German research teams spent two days discussing scientific and administrative issues related to their initial collaboration and learning about further funding opportunities for their projects.
(27.03.24) In mid-March, a large delegation from the Estonian Research Council visited the DFG Head Office in Bonn. The programme included intense bilateral dialogue on current issues in science administration and also a meeting between DFG Secretary General Dr. Heide Ahrens and ETAG Director General Professor Dr. Anu Noorma.
(28.02.24) DFG and NRF from South Korea offer funding opportunities for initiation of cooperation as well as joint projects.
(22.02.24) Six African-German projects were selected for funding in this pilot call jointly organised by the African Institutes for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) and the DFG.