Reports - Topics - News | 2012

Opening of the First German-Brazilian Research Training Group “Dynamical Phenomena in Complex Networks”

Teilnehmer des Eröffnungsworkshops des ersten deutsch-brasilianischen Graduiertenkollegs

Participants in the opening workshop for the first German-Brazilian Research Training Group

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(04/26/12) The first German-Brazilian Research Training Group, “Dynamical Phenomena in Complex Networks”, commenced operations with a workshop held from the 2nd to the 4th April 2012 at the Brazilian National Institute for Space Research (INPE) in Sao José dos Campos. The RTG is funded jointly by the DFG and its Brazilian partner organisation, FAPESP.

Cooperation with Colombia Expanded

At the "Research in Germany" event in Colombia

At the "Research in Germany" event in Colombia

(05/30/12) From 3 to 7 May, Dr. Dietrich Halm, Director of the DFG Office Latin America in Sao Paulo, and Dr. Damian Dudek, Programme Officer for Engineering Sciences at the DFG's Head Office in Bonn, met with researchers and representatives of the DFG's partner organisation in Colombia (COLCIENCIAS) to discuss the prospects for more extensive cooperation in the field of electrical engineering and its benefits for German and Colombian researchers.

Brazilian Society of Physics Conference in Águas de Lindóia, Brazil

Tagung der Brasilianischen Gesellschaft für Physik in Águas de Lindóia, Brasilien

At the Brazilian Society of Physics conference in Águas de Lindóia, Brazil

(05/30/12) The DFG was represented at the conference of the Brazilian Society of Physics on 15-16 May 2012 with a conference stand and an information event. On 16 May, the DFG staged a two-hour-long central information event in cooperation with the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).

Colloquium: The Future of Scientific Cooperation between Rio Grande do Sul and Alemanha

(05/30/12) On 22 May, the Goethe-Institut in Porto Alegre, Brazil, hosted the colloquium "The Future of Scientific Cooperation between Rio Grande do Sul and Alemanha". The colloquium was organised by the Foundation for Research Support of the State of Rio Grande do Sul (FAPERGS) and the DFG's Latin America Office in Sao Paulo.

New Framework Agreement between Germany and Ecuador

New Framework Agreement between Germany and Ecuador

New Framework Agreement between Germany and Ecuador

(05/29/12) The President of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), Professor Matthias Kleiner and the Ambassador of Ecuador in Germany, Eng. Jorge Jurado Mosquera, representing the Nacional Secretary of the Secretaría Nacional de Educación Superior, Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación of the Republic of Ecuador, SENESCYT, Economist René Ramírez Gallegos, have undersigned their first framework agreement for scientific cooperation between Ecuador and Germany on May 23rd, 2012.

Visit by Secretary General Dorothee Dzwonnek Strengthens and Expands DFG Partnerships in Brazil and Argentina

DFG Generalsekretärin Dorothee Dzwonnek im Deutschen Wissenschafts- und Innovationhaus (DWIH) Sao Paulo

DFG Secretary General Dorothee Dzwonnek at the German House for Research and Innovation (DWIH) in Sao Paulo

(11/06/12) Between 21 - 25 October 2012, DFG Secretary General Dorothee Dzwonnek visited the German House for Research and Innovation (DWIH) in Sao Paulo and several research institutions and organisations in Brazil and Argentina.