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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:

News: DLR / NICT

DLR laser ter­mi­nal in space es­tab­lish­es con­tact with Japanese ground sta­tion

Our Supporter the German Aerospace Center (DLR) has successfully conducted a joint experiment with Japan’s National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT). The international cooperation of both organizations enabled the project, in which a laser terminal onboard a DLR satellite was able to successfully establish contact with a NICT ground station through optical data transmission.

Call: Computational Connectomics

German-Japanese research projects in the field of “Computational Connectomics”: selection result

The DFG and the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) are funding two German-Japanese research projects in the neurosciences in the field of “computational connectomics”.

News: German Research Foundation (DFG)

Special Prize for Prof. Christian Drosten

The DFG and Stifterverband are awarding a one-time prize for outstanding science communication during the Covid-19 pandemic. This award, carrying prize money of €50,000, recognises virologist Professor Dr. Christian Drosten from the Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin for “exceptional contributions to science and society in the face of a dramatic developing pandemic”.

News: German Research Foundation (DFG)

Seibold Prize 2020

In 2020, the German Research Foundation (DFG) will honour four researchers with the Eugen and Ilse Seibold Prize. Two women and two men are to receive the €15,000 award. Through years of dedication, they have successfully contributed to both academic and cultural exchange between Germany and Japan.

News: Autonomous Driving / Joint Press Release

Japanese Cabinet Office and BMBF intensify Japanese – German research cooperation

Japanese Cabinet Office (CAO) and The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) have now further intensified their cooperation on research activities related to autonomous driving, first initiated in 2017. The joint Steering Committee approved the funding of two new projects.

News: Results of Joint Call 2019 (SICORP)

Japanese-German research projects on “Optics and Photonics”

Three new German-Japanese research projects from the second call for proposals (2019) on “Optics and Photonics” will start on October 1, 2020.