Dear readers and colleagues,
we are in the middle of a very hot summer and there was a lot going on in Göttingen: The new academic museum „Forum Wissen“ opened its doors, about 25,000 people visited the 5th Night of Science of our university, we got a visit from students of the German School in Cuenca, … Weiterlesen
Open Calls
Horizon Europe – MSCA Calls Currently Open
Within the first call under the new Framework Programme Horizon Europe, two calls in the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) are currently open:
MSCA Doctoral Networks
Doctoral Networks provide funding for transnational doctoral training programmes established by consortia comprised of European organisations and beyond from the academic and non-academic sector including universities, … Weiterlesen
ENLIGHT
Open Call ENLIGHT R&I Prize Award
Call for R&I projects and initiatives around the ENLIGHT flagship areas between early career researchers from different ENLIGHT consortium partners.
In the framework of this call, the ENLIGHT consortium will grant travel/mobility awards and the ENLIGHT R&I Prize Award for the best R&I (envisioned) projects and project proposals jointly conducted by early career researchers from different (minimum 2) ENLIGHT consortium partners. … Weiterlesen
ENLIGHT Digital Campus Development is in Full Swing
The digital campus gives the student the opportunity to get acquainted with the ENLIGHT network courses offered by ENLIGHT partner universities and to receive instructions on how to apply for the desired course. In addition, it is very welcome and long awaited in the ENLIGHT network because it helps to create a single system between nine ENLIGHT universities, … Weiterlesen
Video „We are ENLIGHT – Come meet us at our 9 universities“
Have you ever wondered what ENLIGHT universities look like? Students showcase their universities in this video. Take a look at it!
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Contact:
Dr. Aleksandra Bovt
Coordination „ENLIGHT Communication“
Phone: +49 (0)551/39 21355
Email: enlight@uni-goettingen.de
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Upcoming Events
9 September 7:30 pm, ENLIGHT concert „The Four Seasons in (Climate) Change“ |
Next ENLIGHT online lectures: 14 September 2022 „Equity in Science & Technology“, 12 October 2022 „Health & Equity“ –> Registration |
16 – 18 November 2022 ENLIGHT Teaching and Learning Conference in Göttingen
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Services
Childcare on Saturdays
To make the compatibility of exam preparation, exams, and family life easier for you, the University of Göttingen is offering childcare on Saturdays free of charge from 10 am to 1pm. Your children will be taken care of by certified caregivers of the Kindertagespflegebörse (child day care offer by the count. Childcare takes place at the Learning and Study Building, … Weiterlesen
New Mentoring Programme at Alumni Göttingen
Alumni Göttingen has launched a new mentoring programme for its members to support students and graduates in their studies or transition into professional life. Whether it’s support with studies or applications, discovering career options or building professional networks – individual arrangements and goals are possible – give it a try and sign up now!
If you are not yet a member, … Weiterlesen
Services for Refugees
German Courses for Refugees
At the University of Göttingen, we offer German language courses, preparing refugees for university. The University of Göttingen, together with the Institute for Intercultural Communication (IIK), offers an intensive programme of courses in German as a Foreign Language for refugees who want to study at the University of Göttingen. The programme prepares students for the DSH exam, … Weiterlesen
Information on Studying for Refugees
The University of Göttingen wants to support refugees on their way to study at a German university. The International Office has compiled information on studying at the University of Göttingen for refugees as well as created a website for persons affected by the war in Ukraine with information, among others, on studying, … Weiterlesen
Upcoming Events 2022
Introductory Events for International Students – Winter Semester 2022/2023
The International Office welcomes all international students to our great Welcome Event on October 13, 2022!
Beforehand, there will be offered online information sessions, which will be held from 19.-23. September 2022. In this sessions, you will learn more about your arrival and start in Göttingen.
More information
Contact:
The International Office – Incoming Office
Von-Siebold-Straße 2
37075 Göttingen
Personal Office Hours:
Mon and Wed 10-12 h
Hotline-International students and applicants: +49 (0)551 39 27777 … Weiterlesen
Upcoming Events liveSciences³ Project
Let students & educators come together and actually live Science across universities and countries is one of the ambitious goals of the liveSciences³* project. To achieve these goals, a variety of activities were implemented in the past two years and will continue during the upcoming winter semester 2022/23.
- Online courses in the life sciences offer international students as well as students from the university of Göttingen an online study opportunity.
Alumni Event – How much time do you have for physics in a physics start-up?
Does the term „start-up“ stand for marathon or sprint? And why doesn’t it work without a sales perspective? This is what the two alumni, physicists and founders Dirk Hönig and Johannes Loxen want to discuss with all participants in a casual online conversation on 31 August at 7 pm. The event will be held in German and is hosted by Alumni Göttingen Association. … Weiterlesen
Concert „The Four Seasons in (Climate) Change“
Inspired by current and projected climate data and already visible consequences of climate change, Antonio Vivaldi’s work „The Four Seasons“ will be reinterpreted in cooperation with the Göttingen Baroque Orchestra. The new composition „The Four Seasons in (Climate) Change“ will premiere on 9 September 2022, at 7:30 pm in concert, at the Assembly Hall of the University of Göttingen. … Weiterlesen
Upcoming Career Events
24.11. RecruitingDinner 2022 – the first culinary career event at the University.|
Inclusion Guides – Call for applications from students with disabilities, application deadline 31.08.|
BESSER Mentoring Programme – Mentees and Mentors Wanted! Call for applications from students with disabilities.|
17.08 and 14.09 GoinGlobal User Training: Find out how to start a career abroad and find international internships and jobs.|
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Past Events
Experiences from the liveSciences³ Project – Producing Educational Videos together with International Partners
After long preparation, including storyboard, script writing and planning the film schedule, the liveSciences³ project team from the forestry faculty, the International Office and SUB video team went to Costa Rica end of July 2022. There they filmed material at different forest and agricultural sites and in national parks and worked on the production and implementation of educational videos together with the colleagues from the forestry faculty of the Tecnológico de Costa Rica (TEC). … Weiterlesen
Students from German School in Cuenca, Ecuador, visit the University of Göttingen
A group of 14 eleven-grader students from the German School Stiehle in Cuenca, Ecuador, visited the University of Göttingen on 5 July. The students were visiting several universities in Germany to inform themselves about prospective study programmes for their university studies, once they finish their high school with an International Baccalaureate® (IB).
The Regional Coordinator for Latin America and Africa from the International Office organized the visit and welcomed the group. … Weiterlesen
Scholarships and Funding
The University of Göttingen is successful in the Call 2021 for the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Doctoral Networks
As part of an international consortium, the University of Göttingen was awarded a grant in the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Doctoral Networks. The consortium, led by the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (The Netherlands), will receive €2.6 million to fund a doctoral training network. During the next four years, the network aims to train ten doctoral candidates on cutting-edge enzyme technology centered around N-N and C-C bond formations, … Weiterlesen
Three Marie Sklodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships awarded to the University of Göttingen
The University of Göttingen was awarded three grants in the first call 2021 of the Horizon Europe Marie Sklodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships, with a total funding of € 500,000. A complete success, since the MSCA Fellowships only support the best and most promising scientists in Europe.
- European Fellowship: Dr. Y. Gurdal Durgun (Turkey)
Hydrogen Storage in Electric Field Responsive Metal Organic Frameworks Studied by Machine Learning Potentials
Coordinator: Prof. … Weiterlesen
Staff Updates at the International Office
Julia Zimmer
Julia has been part of the Göttingen International Department again since June 2022 and supports the Accommodation Service of the Incoming Office. She supports and helps international students in all matters of accommodation to make their start in Göttingen easier.
Julia studied at the West Coast University of Applied Sciences in Heide and holds a Bachelor’s degree in „International Tourism Management“. … Weiterlesen