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 in the 2nd quarter of 2024. 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'.

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.