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Beyond 5G

6G – Potential for Japanese-German cooperation

The future mobile communications standard 6G is set to become an important topic for Japanese-German cooperation in the next ten years. Japan shows strong interest in collaborating on 6G research with international partners who share similar values and state secretaries of the Japanese MIC (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications ) and German BMBF (Federal Ministry of Education and Research) discussed about a possible research cooperation between the two countries in October 2021.

Connecting East and West – A Short Interview with …

Prof. Dr. Stefan Hotes

Our new 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! This week, Prof. Dr. Stefan Hotes, who is a professor at the Laboratory of Applied Landscape Ecology at Chuo University in Tokyo, shares his insight into scientific relations between Japan and Germany as well as advice for prospective researchers.

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Season’s greetings / Our availability during the Christmas and New Year holidays

The DAAD Regional Office Tokyo and the DWIH Tokyo will be closed on December 24, 2021, and from December 28 to January 10, 2022, due to the Christmas and the Japanese New Year’s holidays.

DFG Press Release - German government’s plans for science & research

“Strong Commitment to Free Basic Research”

The DFG (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft) welcomes the future Federal Government’s plans for science and research. Commenting on the draft coalition agreement between the SPD, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen and the FDP, the President of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation), Professor Dr. Katja Becker, said:

Call for Applicants

Postdoctoral Networking Tour in AI & Robotics

[Deadline: 2022/01/11 11:59 (CET)]  The DAAD AInet Fellowship is awarded twice a year to a group of outstanding international early career researchers in the field of artificial intelligence.

News: Finding cooperation partners in Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Maps on AI research in Germany

Research in Germany and the Plattform Lernende Systeme have published maps on Artificial Intelligence (AI) research institutions in Germany. They provide a powerful database to look for potential cooperation partners in Germany.

Call: DFG / JSPS

DFG and JSPS Renew Funding Opportunity for Japanese-German International Research Training Groups

[Deadline: continuously] 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 the renewal of an agreement for a joint funding scheme to support Japanese-German International Research Training Groups. Both organisations are dedicated to strengthening the joint researcher development systems for doctoral students in Japanese and German universities.