Green Talents Alumni Conference 2016

To this year's Alumni Conference, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research invites all Green Talents alumni worldwide as well as all institutions and experts involved in this initiative so far. The alumni conference thus aims to strengthen this global network of brilliant minds and to foster cooperation between the alumni as well as within the Green Talents Network. This year's winners will be handed their award by State Secretary Dr Georg Schütte.

27 October 2016 | Berlin, Germany

The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) hosts the prestigious ”Green Talents – International Forum for High Potentials in Sustainable Development” to promote the international exchange of innovative green ideas. The award, under the patronage of Minister Professor Johanna Wanka, honours young researchers each year. The winners come from numerous countries and scientific disciplines and are recognised for their outstanding achievements in making our societies more sustainable. Selected by a high-ranking jury of German experts the award-winners are granted unique access to the country’s research elite.

This year's submission period is over. The assessment and selection process took until mid-August 2016. The Jury has chosen 25 Green Talents from 22 different countries. The profiles of the awardees 2016 will soon be published on the ”Green Talents ” website. This year the Federal Ministry of Education and Research invites all Green Talents alumni worldwide as well as all institutions and experts involved in this initiative.

Download the Draft Programme of the Alumni Conference 2016.

Please visit http://www.greentalents.de for more information.