2010
Launch of German-Russian research forums with DFG and RFFI
Jörn Achterberg, Matthias Kleiner, ambassador Ulrich Brandenburg
(07.06.10) Between 3 - 5 June, a delegation from the Head Office led by DFG President Professor Matthias Kleiner visited Moscow. The busy programme included a meeting with the new German ambassador to Russia, the organisation of the DFG's traditional summer reception, the launch of a new series of forums at the German House for Research and Innovation (DWIH) and a visit to the Kurchatov Institute.
Roundtable discussion with rectors of leading Moscow universities
Left: Karsten Heinz (director of research and education unit, German Embassy), Thomas Göbel (director of cultural department, German Embassy). Centre: Tatiana Yudina (AvH), Gregor Berghorn (DAAD), Jörn Achterberg (DFG), Alix Landgrebe (DWIH), Christian Schaich (DFG). Right: Per Brodersen (AvH), Nikolaus Katzer (DHI)
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(10.12.10) On 10 December, on the initiative of the DAAD and the DFG, German research organisations in Moscow invited the rectors of leading universities to a roundtable discussion to debate current developments in the Russian university and research system. The main topic of the discussion was the impact of Russian university reform on bilateral cooperation with Germany.