We offer additional reference materials and resources, including brochures on R&D in Germany, funding and career opportunities, interesting research areas and a great deal more. These downloads help you to navigate through the German research environment and deliver additional information on the topics that interest you most.
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In the brochure "Action Plan Nanotechnology 2015" the BMBF presents a concept that pools lines of action and fields of application in the context of nanotechnology.
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This brochure of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) provides information on groundbreaking scientific projects and contains detailed reports on innovation in Germany.
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This brochure aims to present an overview of the different forms of doctoral research and provides useful information on the formal requirements as well as different forms of funding.
Germany is a leader in the renewable energy field: Read more about natural power plants, dynamic development of wind energy in Germany, diverse career opportunities in the renewable energy sector and much more.
This magazine is intended to provide an overview of engineering in Germany for anyone abroad who is interested in studying engineering or in pursuing academic further training.
The brochure "Research for Sustainability - Driver for Innovation" of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) presents the results of the 5th BMBF Forum for Sustainability hosting the 12th European Roundtable on Sustainable Consumption and Production in September 2008 in Berlin.
The brochure “Excellence Initative at a Glance” was published by the German Research Foundation (DFG) and presents all the funded Graduate Schools, Clusters of Excellence, and Institutional Strategies, each with its own full page.
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FAQ Flyer with 14 key questions and answers on preparing research stays in Germany: The answers provide you with some practical tips and information to help prepare your research stay in Germany. Additionally, the booklet contains helpful links to websites where you can find the latest information on visa regulations, health insurance questions, the funding organisations, and much more.
FAQ Flyer with 11 important questions and answers on doing a doctorate in Germany: formal requirements, structured programmes and Graduate Colleges, funding opportunities and many practical tips. Target group: foreign graduates wishing to do a doctorate in Germany.
This brochure is designed to give you an insight into the organisation and structure of the Ministry, and into selected fields of its work.
The humanities shape our life in society – in art ap-preciation and intercultural understanding as well as shaping our education system or economy. The “Freedom for Research in the Humanities” initiative is aimed at rooting the humanities in the consciousness of the population in the long term.
Overview of 47 funding programmes run by the most important research funding institutions for German and foreign academics. Target group: international students, graduates, post-docs and academics interested in a research stay in Germany.
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"Germany - Partner of the World" is a documentation of the ecomony and export in Germany. The magazine provides you with information about the increasing investments in education and research, electric mobility and much more.
This brochure gives you a brief introduction to the German reserach landscape, the High-Tech Strategy and networks and clusters.
This book introduces more than one hundred companies, research institutes and projects in Germany, all of which are addressing the subject "Green Production Technologies" in their own different ways (in German & Englisch).
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The aim of the Federal Government's health research policy is that everyone should be able to profit from the results of research. The BMBF is providing health research with funds of about 5.5 billion euros between 2011 and 2014. Read more.
The High-Tech Strategy of the Federal Government aims to create lead markets, to intensify cooperation between science and industry and to further improve the framework conditions for innovation. Read more.
This magazine is intended to provide an overview of university medicine in Germany for anyone abroad who is interested in studying medicine or in pursuing academic or medical further training.
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Here you can download the new BMBF (Federal Ministry of Education and Research) research programme ICT 2020. The programme aims to strengthen and consolidate the technological position of Germany in the ICT sector and was developed in close cooperation with science and industry.
The relationship between India and Germany has been strong for many years and close cooperation in the areas of political and economic development is enhanced by a diverse cultural exchange. Read more about Indo-German scientific collaboration and academic and cultural exchange.
Read more about Germany`s cooperation with European countries, the Asian-Pacific region, the U.S. and Canada, Mediterranean countries and with Africa and much more.
The Federal Government wants to strengthen Germany's role in the global knowledge society. Here you can download the Strategy for the Internationalisation of Science and Research.
The Federal Government's Strategy for the Internationalization of Science and Research will lead to the identification of the best available knowledge, optimum structures and the most suitable processes and will thus promote their use for science and research in Germany.
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Read more about German ideas for sustainable solutions in environmental technologies. This booklet informs you about German water management & technology, renewable energies, innovations in resource efficiency, brownfield management and strategies of cleaner production.
This “Research in Germany” booklet is a report on the "Pilot Scheme Research Marketing South Korea" and provides information on German-Korean collaboration. (only available in German)
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This brochure of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) provides an insight into the world of nanoparticles, explains their production and informs about their opportunities and risks.
Under the “Welcome to Nanotech Germany” initiative, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) has funded nano-research institutes as well as companies and networks. This booklet presents eight official partners of the initiative.
Today, Germany is right at the forefront of international nano-science. This “Research in Germany” booklet gives you a good overview of the German research landscape, providing information on major technologies, networks and centres of competence, etc.
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The report shows that the further development of Germany as a research location has gained significant momentum in recent years. This applies to new concepts and alliances between science and industry.
The BMBF has set up the ideas competition "Research Marketing - Central, Eastern and South Eastern European Region", which is geared towards innovative German research networks and aims to establish and strengthen their ties to the region. The brochure presents nine projects - examples of practical research marketing applications - which were carried out under the second call for proposals issued in 2007.
The brochure "Research for Civil Security" of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) provides an overview of research work in the development of protective systems for security and emergency services.
This brochure informs you about the cooperation between Germany and Israel in civil security research.
The new Framework Framework Programme of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) makes an important contribution to a responsible and forward-looking sustainability policy. Read more.
This brochure presents researcher portraits from 12 very different "worlds of knowledge" who illustrate the global networking of science and research. It was produced in the course of the Research and Academic Relations Initiative 2009 of the Federal Foreign Office.
The brochure "Researching: Communication" introduces interesting research projects dealing with computer networks, intelligent objects, mobility and digital platforms as well as opportunities and risks of digital communication.
The aim of this publication is to use selected examples to give an impression of the expertise and the wide-ranging approach with which researchers in Germany are seeking to find solutions to problems in the energy sphere.
The brochure "Researching: Health" uses engaging research examples to illustrate the work conducted in Germany's research institutes in the "Health Research" sector.
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Read more about the unique network of university and non-university research organisations which Germany has to offer. This booklet gives you an excellent overview of the german research landscape.
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“Medical devices made in Germany” - German medical technology has developed into one of the mainstays of the health care industry. Germany is Europe’s leading business location for medical technology. The medium-sized enterprise dominated sector has also maintained results – despite the international recession. Read more.
The goal of Science Years is to make science comprehensible to citizens and give them a direct experience of science and more concretely. Read more about the experiences and Perspectives of Science Communication in the past years.
The aim of the "Science Year of the Humanities" was to shine a light on the excellence of the humanities in Germany. At the same time, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) launched the "Freedom for Research in the Humanities" programme.
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The brochure of the Federal Office for Migrants and Refugees informs you about the entry and residence requirements for researchers from Non-EU-Countries.
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The brochure "Study and Research in Germany - Annotated Weblinks" by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) provides you with a great selection of interesting weblinks to important study and research websites in Germany.
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