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CALL：DAAD

Postdoctoral Researchers International Mobility Experience (PRIME)

[Deadline: 2021/08/31] The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), which manages the DWIH, invites applications for the programme “Postdoctoral Researchers International Mobility Experience” (PRIME). The programme provides funding for research activities for 18 months. In principle, applicants can be of any nationality.

Overview: German Embassy Tokyo

Hydrogen research and technology in Japan

The German Embassy Tokyo has compiled information on hydrogen research and technology in Japan. The overview summarizes the current situation and the goals of the Japanese government as follows:

News: DLR / NICT

DLR laser ter­mi­nal in space es­tab­lish­es con­tact with Japanese ground sta­tion

Our Supporter the German Aerospace Center (DLR) has successfully conducted a joint experiment with Japan’s National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT). The international cooperation of both organizations enabled the project, in which a laser terminal onboard a DLR satellite was able to successfully establish contact with a NICT ground station through optical data transmission.

Call: Green Talents Award 2021

Green Talents Award 2021 now open for applications

[Deadline: 2021/05/19, 2 p.m. CEST]  Join a prestigious network for sustainability research, gain unique access to Germany’s leading scientists, and become part of an international exchange on innovative green ideas

News: DAAD

New DAAD Secretary General takes up his office: Dr. Kai Sicks

Dr. Kai Sicks officially takes up his office as new DAAD Secretary General on Thursday morning (1 April 2021). He succeeds Dr. Dorothea Rüland, whose time in office at the world’s largest organisation for academic exchange came to an end in January.

Call: BMBF

Social science and humanities research on the social consequences of the Corona pandemic

[Deadline: 2021/5/31] The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is strengthening research on the social consequences of the Corona pandemic. Funding is being provided for projects in the social sciences and humanities that examine the long-term effects of the Corona crisis and the resulting challenges for society. Comparative approaches are welcomed. Research partners from Japan may participate with their own funds.

Call for Applications

DAAD-Visiting-Professorships

[Deadline: 2021/4/30] The Forum Internationale Wissenschaft (FIW) at the University of Bonn, Germany, invites applications for Visiting Professorships related to „Internationalization of Higher Education in Times of Global Crises“.