International Affairs Germany and France: Research and Innovation for the Future of Europe As knowledge-based economies, France and Germany attach particular importance to the areas of education, research and innovation. Innovation is the mainspring of prosperity and quality of life. read more
01.06.2017 News Germany and China are strengthening cooperation Germany and China want to work even more closely together in research on Industrie 4.0 and electromobility. read more
International Affairs Internationalization Strategy The Federal Government’s Strategy for the Internationalization of Education, Science and Research establishes a basis for stronger international networking activities, because no country can master the global challenges on its own. read more
International Affairs Costa Rica's Minister of Foreign Affairs visits the Federal Research Ministry Federal Research Minister Johanna Wanka and Costa Rica's Minister of Foreign Affairs Manuel González Sanz met in Berlin to discuss cooperation in vocational education and the promotion of Innovation. read more
International Affairs G20 Science Ministerial in Beijing The Ministers of Science, Technology and Innovation of the world's twenty major industrialized and emerging economies met in Beijing. Germany was represented by State Secretary Georg Schütte of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research. read more
Education Erasmus+: Europe's popular educational programme More and more young Europeans are undertaking an Erasmus semester abroad in order to learn new languages, explore other cultures and study and train in other countries. read more
Research Cybersecurity research to boost Germany's competitiveness Cyber attacks are a daily reality affecting companies, public institutions as well as private individuals. read more
Education The German Federal Training Assistance Act (BAföG) provides educational opportunities BAföG enables young men and women to choose the training that suits their personal interests, irrespective of their families' financial means. Millions of young people have already benefited from this kind of training assistance. read more
International Affairs Research in Germany - Land of Ideas A strong research community is characterized by its global competitiveness and international attractiveness. read more
International Affairs Meeting of G7 Science Ministers in Japan 2016 The Science Ministers of the G7 countries met in Tsukuba, Japan. The most important issues were poverty-related diseases and the future of the oceans both being follow-up topics from their previous meeting in Berlin in 2015. read more
Education The Bologna Process Within the context of the Europe-wide Bologna Process, Germany’s Federal Government, Länder, and institutions of higher education are conducting the largest higher education reform in decades. read more
07.12.2015 Education UN-Climate Change Conference 2015 The Climate Change Conference 2015 in Paris has set itself an ambitious goal: for the first time, a fair and state-of-the-art climate mitigation agreement is to be negotiated that will signal a global commitment to climate mitigation goals. read more