News

Call for participants

Falling Walls Lab Sendai 2022

[Deadline: 2022/06/30] Which wall will your research break? Pitch your innovative idea in just 3 minutes at the Falling Walls Lab Sendai 2022 on September 22, 2022, showcasing a breakthrough that creates a positive impact on science and society. Join the growing Falling Walls community of emerging innovators & win your spot in the global Falling Walls Lab finale! The participants can also learn how to present their research in an engaging way with the professional coach Atsuko Kohata.

Call: BMWK

Call for Proposals for a German-Japanese Innovation Project – Development of Digital Technologies (5G)

[Deadline: 2022/04/05] The BMWK has published a call for funding for a German-Japanese innovation project in the context of the funding framework “Entwicklung digitaler Technologien”. The aim of the technology competition “Mobile Connectivtiy for Key Industries” is to develop and test innovative 5G communication technologies for practical use in the manufacturing industry. Funding is provided for innovation projects (with up to €3 million for the German partners) that have the potential to develop high visibility for industry and trigger imitation effects. In addition, the results of the project should contribute to the international standardization of advanced 5G technologies.

Connecting East and West – A Short Interview with …

Prof. Dr. Yuko Nishitani

Our series “Connecting East and West – A Short Interview with…“ presents people involved in German-Japanese research collaborations – and their insights on how and where to cooperate successfully! Prof. Dr. Yuko Nishitani teaches at Kyoto University Graduate School of Law and received the renowned Philipp Franz von Siebold Award in 2020, which is awarded for extraordinary contributions to the mutual understanding between Germany and Japan. In our DWIH interview, she shares insights into her research in law and encourages young researchers to enter international collaborations open-minded and well prepared.

Call: Worldfactory Start-up Center

Entrepreneurship Explorer Ruhr

[Deadline: 2022/04/24] The Entrepreneurship Explorer Ruhr 2022 offers international and entrepreneurial-minded early career researchers the possibility to implement their innovative business ideas and explore the regional start-up ecosystem of one of the most active start-up communities in high tech industries. The program includes all aspects of a successful development of team, product and business model, deepening and preparing the implementation of your business idea together with professional start-up coaches and local top-level researchers, experienced experts and successful founders. Furthermore, you will discover the potentials of the ecosystem regarding clients and investors as well as the region’s particularities.

Call: DFG / JSPS

Joint Japanese-German Research Projects 2022 in Materials Science and Engineering for Energy Storage, Conversion, and Transport

[Deadline: 2022/06/08] As an expression of the long and fruitful scientific collaboration between their two countries, the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) and the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) 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. The topics should correspond to the responsibility of the review boards (Fachkollegien) 405 and 406: Materials Science and Engineering.

Call: DAAD / AvH / JSPS

Postdoc Scholarships

[Deadline: 2022/04/08 etc.] Japanese postdocs can apply for several scholarship programs for research stays in Germany. The length of funding varies from two weeks to several years depending on the program.

Mulitlateral cooperations on H2 with Japanese and German partners

Sustainable Hydrogen Technology as Affordable and Clean Energy

Three projects with German partners have been selected in the call “Sustainable Hydrogen Technology as Affordable and Clean Energy” of the European Interest Group (EIG) Concert Japan (funding period FY2022 – FY2024).