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News from the German Historical Institute Washington (GHI)

Voting Authoritarians into Power – Panel Discussion on June 6, 2024

“The big joke on democracy is that it gave its mortal enemies the tools to its own destruction.”* This statement from Joseph Goebbels, Nazi Germany’s Minister of Propaganda, calls attention to one of the central conundrums of democracy: that democracy and the rights it guarantees can also benefit those who seek to abolish them. Not all dictatorships are established by coup d’état; some come to power through democratic processes including elections.

News from Campus OWL

The AI Marketplace: Central Contact Point for AI in Engineering

Reducing production times, saving costs, and identifying errors – AI is an important key to product development. To bring users, providers, and experts in AI together, partners from industry and science, among them Heinz Nixdorf Institute at Paderborn University, have developed the AI marketplace, a digital platform that provides companies throughout Germany with easy access to AI applications from third-party providers.

New Associated Supporter of the DWIH New York

Four Questions for Martin Setzkorn

The DWIH New York had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Martin Setzkorn, Head of the Center of Digital Innovation and Head of Center of Entrepreneurship at the University of Rostock. The University of Rostock has been one of two new associated supporters of the DWIH New York since May 2024.

News from UA Ruhr

University Alliance Ruhr Welcomes German Science Council

For the first time in its history, the Wissenschaftsrat (German National Science Council) was hosted by a university alliance: from April 17 to 19, the committee held its spring meetings in Bochum and was welcomed by the management of the University Alliance Ruhr (UA Ruhr) at the university reception in the Dortmunder U. Science Minister Ina Brandes praised the UA Ruhr in front of 130 guests as an example of successful cooperation in teaching, research and transfer.

News from the University of Freiburg

Sonja-Verena Albers and Oliver Einsle both receive an ERC Advanced Grant

Archaeal cell division and a natural alternative to the industrial Haber-Bosch process: European Research Council (ERC) funds basic research by two Freiburg scientists.

News from the Hasso Plattner Institute

Hasso Plattner Institute near Berlin offers new Master in Computer Science

A new English Master’s program with no tuition fees, excellent industry and research integration and latest IT topics: M. Sc. Computer Science in Potsdam, Germany.

News from Campus OWL

Analyzing Deep-Sea Images with AI

Professor Dr. Tim Nattkemper of Bielefeld University’s Faculty of Engineering has been working on AI-based platforms for analyzing underwater images for more than 15 years. The university is one of 19 partners in the ongoing EU BioProtect project, which aims to improve the protection and restoration of biodiversity in European seas.