For 50 years, Israel and Germany have been linked by a strong partnership in science and technology cooperation (STC). To mark this occasion, DLR Projektträger, the project management agency of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) has redesigned 'cogeril.de', its website on German-Israeli cooperation. The new portal has a fresh, up-to-date design. Usability and direct access to the most important content were at the heart of this overhaul.

The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) wants to further strengthen research cooperation with the countries of the Eastern Partnership and with Central Asia. A framework funding announcement has now been launched to promote closer ties in research cooperation.

A new report on Korea has been published as part of the 'Performance Monitoring of the Asia-Pacific Research Area (APRA-PM)' series. The report focuses on Korea's science, technology and innovation policies. It examines Korea's recent developments in key research and technology areas and places them in an international context.