-
DLR and JAXA strengthen cooperation
German-Japanese cooperation in aerospace
The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) are extending their already close cooperation. On 5 April 2022, both partners adopted an extended framework agreement entitled ‘Inter Agency Arrangement for Strategic Partnership’. This agreement is intended to encourage even more synergies and strengthen aerospace research in both countries for their mutual benefit. The goal is also to promote cooperation between the German and Japanese aerospace industries. The extended agreement will form the basis for a wide range of joint activities and projects. The signing took place at the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, USA, which is bringing together many global space participants this week.
-
Global Call for Nominations
The Science Breakthroughs of the Year 2022
[Deadline: 2022/05/15] Breakthrough research was and is the key to understanding and solving the greatest challenges of our time. The Falling Walls Foundation, is calling for nominations for the Science Breakthroughs of the Year 2022 and looking for researchers who are finding solutions to these challenges.
-
Call for participants
Falling Walls Lab Sendai 2022
[Deadline: 2022/06/30] Which wall will your research break? Pitch your innovative idea in just 3 minutes at the Falling Walls Lab Sendai 2022 on September 22, 2022, showcasing a breakthrough that creates a positive impact on science and society. Join the growing Falling Walls community of emerging innovators & win your spot in the global Falling Walls Lab finale! The participants can also learn how to present their research in an engaging way with the professional coach Atsuko Kohata.
-
Call: BMWK
Call for Proposals for a German-Japanese Innovation Project – Development of Digital Technologies (5G)
[Deadline: 2022/04/05] The BMWK has published a call for funding for a German-Japanese innovation project in the context of the funding framework “Entwicklung digitaler Technologien”. The aim of the technology competition “Mobile Connectivtiy for Key Industries” is to develop and test innovative 5G communication technologies for practical use in the manufacturing industry. Funding is provided for innovation projects (with up to €3 million for the German partners) that have the potential to develop high visibility for industry and trigger imitation effects. In addition, the results of the project should contribute to the international standardization of advanced 5G technologies.
-
Call: DFG / JSPS
Joint Japanese-German Research Projects 2022 in Materials Science and Engineering for Energy Storage, Conversion, and Transport
[Deadline: 2022/06/08] 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 a new funding opportunity for joint Japanese-German research proposals in the field of materials science and engineering for energy storage, conversion, and transport. The topics should correspond to the responsibility of the review boards (Fachkollegien) 405 and 406: Materials Science and Engineering.
-
Mulitlateral cooperations on H2 with Japanese and German partners
Sustainable Hydrogen Technology as Affordable and Clean Energy
Three projects with German partners have been selected in the call “Sustainable Hydrogen Technology as Affordable and Clean Energy” of the European Interest Group (EIG) Concert Japan (funding period FY2022 – FY2024).
-
Call: Research Academy Ruhr (RAR)
Research Explorer Ruhr
[Deadline: 2022/03/15] Research Academy Ruhr (RAR), the cross-university platform of Ruhr-Universität Bochum, TU Dortmund University, and the University of Duisburg-Essen for promoting early career researchers in the University Alliance Ruhr (UA Ruhr), offers the Research Explorer Ruhr program 2022 from June 19 to July 2, 2022.
- DWIH Tokyo
- Topics
- 2024: Artificial Intelligence: Spotlight on People and Society
- 2023: The Resilient Society
- 2022: Sustainable innovations
- 2021: Society in transition – impacts of the pandemic
- 2020: Cities and Climate
- 2019: Artificial Intelligence
- 2018: Working Innovatively in a Digital World
- Autonomous Driving
- Nanotechnology
- Network
- Research & Innovation
- Activities