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University of Cologne Professor Maria Leptin elected as Foreign Member of the British Royal Society

Maria Leptin, President of the European Research Council, is among the exceptional scientists elected as Fellows and Foreign Members in the oldest academic association in existence in honor of her contributions to and leadership in European science.

Call for Applications

Industry 4.0: State of the Art, Challenges and Opportunities

TU Berlin is looking to address the challenges of “Industry 4.0” and discuss possible solutions in an international alumni training at Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico. Alumni of German institutions of higher education and research are welcome to apply by July 31, 2022.

Call for Applications

DAAD Networking Tour 2022 “AI in Cyber Physical Systems”

Twice a year, the DAAD selects a group of outstanding postdoctoral researchers and experienced PhD candidates worldwide to participate in the Postdoctoral Networking Tour in Artificial Intelligence. The application deadline for this fellowship is Monday, August 1, 2022.

Five questions with Dr. Max Jungmann

Meet the Speaker of our Scenario Workshop on June 17

Dr. Max Jungmann will be the speaker for the interactive scenario workshop “The Future of Climate Action”, co-organised by the Heidelberg University Association, Hasso-Plattner-Institute (HPI), Momentum Novum, Climate Action Summit (CAS) and the DWIH New York. In a short interview, he tells us about his background, what motivates him at work and what participants of the workshop can expect.

News from the Hasso-Plattner-Institute

The Think Green Academy – Develop Sustainable Ideas for the IT Sector

The Think Green Academy is the new German-speaking format of the HPI Youth Academy and the SAP Young Thinkers program. The online event takes place from October to December 2022, application deadline is August 14, 2022.

News from Campus OWL

Optimizing Energy Efficiency with Climate bOWL

A growing awareness of sustainability among the general population, along with rising energy costs, means that companies are increasingly focused on the goal of climate neutrality. This is the starting point for a joint project in which researchers from Paderborn University, doing interdisciplinary research at the Software Innovation Campus (SICP), work hand in hand with the chair of Automotive Lightweight Design (also Paderborn University), Bielefeld University, and the companies NTT Data Business Solutions AG, GEA Westfalia Separator Group GmbH, Miele & Cie. KG and Phoenix Contact Smart Business GmbH.

Research at the Universität Hamburg

Risks of Energy Production: From Where Should we Import Hydrogen?

Green hydrogen production requires water and renewable energy. The southern hemisphere presents particularly good geophysical conditions. Prof. Dr. Franziska Müller is investigating the risks that need to be considered in countries such as South Africa, Morocco, or Chile as part of the German Research Foundation funded research project H2POLITICS.