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News from Campus OWL

WestAI – New Service Center for AI in NRW

WestAI is one of four service centers across Germany that offer companies and research institutions access to AI applications. The service center “WestAI” is a consortium of scientific organizations in North Rhine-Westphalia led by the University of Bonn. Paderborn University, TU Dortmund, Fraunhofer, FZ Jülich, RWTH Aachen are part of the consortium. The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) funds “WestAI” from November 2022 to December 2025.

News from UA Ruhr

Strong Start for the Research Alliance Ruhr

With around 100 guests from the realms of politics and science, the University Alliance Ruhr (UA Ruhr) celebrated the opening of the Research Alliance Ruhr in Essen on October 24, 2023. Founded in 2021, on the initiative of the Ruhr Conference, 50 joint research professorships are being established here to address pressing questions about the future. NRW Science Minister, Ina Brandes, praised the successful collaboration between Ruhr-Universität Bochum, the University of Duisburg-Essen, and TU Dortmund University.

News from Universität Hamburg

International Partner Universities Network Globally in Hamburg

Which innovative research and teaching projects provide the opportunity for international collaboration and exchange while also being flexible enough to fit into the universities’ existing curricula? Are multilateral networks the future of academic internationalization? And how can young researchers be enabled to network internationally? These and many other questions were discussed by more than 70 participants at the 2023 Hamburg Networking Conference at Universität Hamburg.

News from the University of Cologne

The New University of Cologne Rectorate Takes Office Under the Direction of Professor Mukherjee

As of October 1, 2023, DAAD President Professor Dr. Joybrato Mukherjee is the new Rector of the University of Cologne. In addition, a newly elected team of Vice-Rectors takes up the operational divisions.

News from the Hasso-Plattner-Institute (HPI)

Study a Master’s Program in Germany

Study right next to Berlin at the Hasso-Plattner-Institute, one of the most innovative IT institutes in Germany.

How to Build Your International Career

Germany Grad Fair 2023 – online

Are you an undergraduate or a graduate student, young professional, career service advisor or someone who is interested in graduate studies in Germany? Join us online on  Friday, October 27, 2023 – 3:30pm-5pm EDT | 12:30pm-2pm PDT | 9:30pm – 11:00pm CET for the Germany Grad Fair.

News from the University of Cologne

University of Cologne Economist Pia Pinger Wins Prestigious ERC Starting Grant

Pinger’s research project, supported with 1.5 million euros over five years, investigates why the socio-economic status of parents has such a strong influence on young individuals’ educational and occupational decision-making.