Cities and Climate

[Deadline: 2022/09/12] Das internationale ACT-Konsortium hat einen neuen Förderaufruf für CCUS (CO2 capture, utilisation and storage)- Technologien veröffentlicht. Wissenschaftsteams aus Deutschland können sich mit einem der Partnerländer Norwegen, USA, Indien und der kanadischen Provinz Alberta bewerben. Zusätzlich sind sie eingeladen, Konsortien mit weiteren Partnern aus anderen Ländern - wie zum Beispiel Japan - zu bilden, wenn diese Partner aus anderen Quellen finanziert werden.

Die Deutsche Botschaft Tokyo hat Informationen zur Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR)-Technologieforschung in Japan zusammen gestellt. Die Übersicht fasst die aktuelle Situation wie folgt zusammen:

[Deadline: 2022/05/24, 2 p.m. CEST] The submission period for the Green Talents Competition 2022 is open now. The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) has held the prestigious “Green Talents – International Forum for High Potentials in Sustainable Development” to promote the international exchange of ideas regarding green solutions since 2009. The award honours 25 young researchers from around the world each year who are engaged in excellent interdisciplinary work on environmental topics. The winners come from various scientific disciplines and are recognised for their outstanding achievements in making our societies more sustainable. The call is open to all disciplines.

[Deadline: 2022/05/24, 2 p.m. CEST] The submission period for the Green Talents Competition 2022 is open now. The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) has held the prestigious “Green Talents – International Forum for High Potentials in Sustainable Development” to promote the international exchange of ideas regarding green solutions since 2009. The award honours 25 young researchers from around the world each year who are engaged in excellent interdisciplinary work on environmental topics. The winners come from various scientific disciplines and are recognised for their outstanding achievements in making our societies more sustainable. The call is open to all disciplines.

The term ‘Femtech’ was coined in 2016 and the sector that subsequently emerged is now booming in Japan, Germany, and all over the world. Femtech products have helped addressing women’s largely overlooked physical needs by breaking with taboos such as menstruation, menopause or infertility. But how is Femtech contributing to women’s empowerment and gender equality? Are Femtech innovations restricted to women`s health? And who are the protagonists in the Femtech industry?

【締切：2022/05/24、日本時間21時】Green Talents Competition 2022への応募受付が開始しました。グリーンソリューションに関する国を越えた意見交換を促進するため、2009年以来、ドイツ連邦教育研究省（BMBF）による“Green Talents – International Forum for High Potentials in Sustainable Development”が行われています。本賞では、環境に関するテーマで学際的に優れた研究を行っている世界各国の若手研究者25人が毎年表彰されています。受賞者はさまざまな科学分野から選ばれ、社会をより持続可能にするための優れた業績が認められています。本公募は全ての分野が対象です。

2022年3月15日 【文：熊谷 徹】 日欧の経済界では、フェムテック（Femtech）という新しい分野への関心が強まっている。これは女性を意味するFemaleとテクノロジー(technology)を組み合わせた言葉で、ITなどの新技術によって、女性特有の健康課題のための解決方法を見つけ、生活の質を向上させようとする試みだ。

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).

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).

[Deadline: 2021/09/15] The EJEA Conference in Kagawa on Human-centered Sustainability and Innovation for an AI-assisted Future: New Interdisciplinary Education & Research for the Next Stages in Japan and Europe, which will be held from October 22 to 24, 2021, and organised by the European Japan Experts Association (EJEA), Kagawa University, Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology FIT and the Institute for Security and Development Policy (ISDP), is now accepting submissions for contributions.