With the 'Modern China Research II' funding guideline published today, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) aims to further expand independent China expertise in Germany. Federal Research Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger explains: 'Sound and independent China expertise is essential in order to be able to safeguard and assert German interests in the face of increasing systemic rivalry with China.'

The 6th bilateral funding announcement within the framework of the German-Egyptian Research Fund (GERF) is expected to start later this year. Thus, the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the Egyptian Science, Technology and Innovation Funding Authority (STDF) will continue their cooperation in 2024. The current funding announcement will support innovative German-Egyptian joint projects in applied research on the topics of 'One Health' and 'Green Transition'.