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Call: DAAD

Postdoctoral Researchers International Mobility Experience (PRIME)

The DAAD is accepting applications for the „Postdoctoral Researchers International Mobility Experience“ (PRIME) programme. The programme supports postdoctoral researchers of all nationalities and funds a research stay of 18 months.

Call: JST / AMED

Funding opportunity for Japanese-German collaborations

[Deadline: 2023/8/17] the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) and the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED), have launched calls for the program Adopting Sustainable Partnerships for Innovative Research Ecosystem (ASPIRE) to fund large-scale international collaborative joint research projects and promote researcher’s mobility.

Call for applications

Falling Walls Labs in Japan

[Deadline: 2023/06/30 and 2023/07/18] Can you pitch your research project in 3 minutes? Join the Falling Walls Labs (FWL) in Japan and win a spot in the finale in Berlin (Germany)!

MIC / BMBF

Letter of Intent for Cooperation in Communication technologies

The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) have published a “Letter of Intent for Cooperation in Communication technologies”.

Call: Tohoku Forum for Creativity

Thematic Programs for 2025 (Tohoku Forum for Creativity)

[Deadline: 2023/09/30] The Tohoku Forum for Creativity (TFC) is currently seeking proposals for the Thematic Programs for the 2025 academic year (April 2025 – March 2026) in all fields of research. If selected, reseachers will receive financial support of up to 10 million yen. Applications from researchers in Europe are welcome.  

Call: German Federal Ministry for Research and Education (BMBF)

International Funding Announcement for Quantum Technologies (BMBF)

[Deadline: 2023/11/15] The BMBF has published the funding announcement “Quantum International – International Cooperation in Quantum Technologies”, which is also open to partners from Japan.

Event report

Human-Machine Interaction and Responsibility

Approaches from technological development, psychology, philosophy, social sciences, literature and art studies (17.04.23) New technologies including robots and AI are advancing into more and more areas of our everyday lives changing the way we work, educate or communicate. There is a need to understand the ethical, legal and socio-political implications of these new developments. And experts face a need in the broader public for answers to various expectations and concerns.