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VW strengthens research links with Qatar

Europe's biggest carmaker Volkswagen AG announced Monday plans aimed strengthening its cooperation with Qatar in the...

Afghanistan: German diplomat new deputy head of UN mission

Martin Kobler is to be new deputy head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). The German...


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World

United in disagreement: The peace process is dead  

Business

Government and economists defend Germany's roaring export machine  

Culture & Lifestyle

E-learning's potential is hampered by misuse, critics say  



Events

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Portrait

One School, Two Qualification Options

The German International School in Cape Town (DSK) is one of four German overseas schools in South Africa. Around 730...



Goethe-Institut News

Detective Work Instead of Homework: TV Thrillers for Children  

IFLA: The International Federation of Libraries  

Digital Copy Protection as Economic Handicap – An interview with Julius...  


The Local

Electricity prices to rise for every fifth household  

Deutsche's Ackermann pockets EUR 10 mln for 2009  

Dutch populist Wilders 'unwelcome' in Eifel town  


Linktips

New website for international students

A new site has been launched by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). www.study-in.de is intended to help guide...


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German Information Centre New Delhi

News, information and updates on Germany and its role and relations with South Asia, covering...


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German Information Centre Pretoria

The German Information Centre Pretoria aims to be the first contact point for up-to-date...


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German Information Center USA

The German Information Center USA (GIC) makes it easy for you to find information about...

Academic Excellence

Higher education in Germany is changing fast – as a result of numerous reforms and the Initiative for Excellence. The quality of research and teaching is benefiting from this – and so are students

The Top Universities in Germany

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) is Munich’s largest institution of higher education and one of Germany’s internationally most renowned universities. With a very strong commitment to...

Voyage of Discovery in Space

Europeans have been waiting for this for a long time: Columbus, the European space lab, will be docking with the International Space Station this spring

Many Countries – One Research Laboratory

The EU has set up the European Research Council and the European Institute of Technology with the aim of creating a European Research Area by 2010

Climate for Innovation

What is Germany like as a location for science? Where do its strengths and peculiarities lie? We asked German and international scientists, university experts and students

Solutions for Tomorrow’s World

New materials, environmentally friendly energy sources, treatments for hitherto incurable diseases, the causes of climate change – these are just a few of the many problems the Research Centre Jülich is trying to solve

Research and Ethics

In Germany the use of human embryonic stem cells is governed by comparatively strict legislation. Discussion is currently taking place on an amendment of the law. Background information and three opinions

The Opportunities of Biomedicine

How severely is German research limited by the comparatively strict rules of the Stem Cell Act? The main stumbling block is the deadline rule that only allows us to use human embryonic stem cell lines produced abroad before...

Protection of Life and the Freedom of Research

The debate about research on human embryonic stem cells will also occupy politicians and scientists in 2008. What is your view of the course of the debate?Last year, the issue of stem cell research was already intensively...

Reverence for Life

Germany’s Stem Cell Act places very strict limits on research. The protection of life is a fundamental element in the law. The current debate focuses on the question of whether scientists in Germany should be allowed to work with...

Trends and Innovations

Their curiosity, ingenuity and hard work enables researchers to constantly surprise us with new and original ideas. What was impossible yesterday is feasible today – and perfectly normal tomorrow. Ten innovative ideas from...

Occupation: Game Producer

Myoung-Jin Kim, a German of Korean origin, gave up his job as executive assistant to train as a “game producer” in Berlin – and has excellent career prospects


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