Europe's biggest carmaker Volkswagen AG announced Monday plans aimed strengthening its cooperation with Qatar in the...
Martin Kobler is to be new deputy head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). The German...
The German International School in Cape Town (DSK) is one of four German overseas schools in South Africa. Around 730...
A new site has been launched by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). www.study-in.de is intended to help guide...
News, information and updates on Germany and its role and relations with South Asia, covering...
The German Information Centre Pretoria aims to be the first contact point for up-to-date...
The German Information Center USA (GIC) makes it easy for you to find information about...
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
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...
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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...
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...
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...
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