Dear readers, dear colleagues,
I hope this newsletter finds you well and healthy.
In this edition, we wish to draw your attention to ENLIGHT, a network of nine research-intensive universities, of which the University of Göttingen is part of. Within the next three years, ENLIGHT intends to develop a model for Europe with global impact. … Weiterlesen
Sep 2020 - New Projects, Programmes and Cooperations
University Network ENLIGHT to become “European University”
The university network ENLIGHT is to become a European University. The EU will fund the network of nine research-intensive universities, among them the University of Göttingen, with five million euro for a three-year period. In the coming semester, the partners will begin implementing a joint strategy for innovation in research and higher education. ENLIGHT stands for European university Network to promote equitable quality of Life, … Weiterlesen
Vamos! Latin America information week
On November 9 to 13, 2020 the Latin America information week “Vamos!“ will take place in a virtual format. The aim of the week is to bring information to our UGOE students who are interested in a semester stay at one of our Latin American partner universities. The week targets also to increase the interest in the region and encourage our students to a go to Latin America. … Weiterlesen
Namaste+ virtual exchange activities
Namaste+ project is hosting a series of web talks and workshops promoting an intensive dialogue between Germany and India. One of the activities, the virtual workshop “India-Germany Cultural Exchange” is directed to administrative staff from Indian universities and the University of Göttingen. It will take place in 3 two-hour sessions on October 8, 15, and 22. … Weiterlesen
Students help Students during quarantine
The Incoming Office of the International Office opened a facebook group „Students help Students during quarantine“. It is a group for international students who just arrived in Göttingen and are looking for help or contact during quarantine or self-isolation.
This group aims at bringing together people coming in from risk areas, going through self-isolation or quarantine, … Weiterlesen
The NICE Programme: A new approach to student mobility
How can students have an international experience without necessarily travelling abroad? Since 2017, the Network for Intercultural Competence to facilitate Entrepreneurship (NICE) brings together students from eight universities within Europe to work together virtually. The aim of the Erasmus+ key action project is to foster students’ key competencies for the 21st century and to enhance their employability. … Weiterlesen
Support by Chinese Alumni during COVID-19 Pandemic
The close relation between the University of Göttingen and its Chinese alumni became especially apparent after the outbreak of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. The Association of Chinese Alumni of the University of Göttingen provided substantial support to the University’s Medical Center (UMG) for coping with the COVID-19 crisis. In an impressive donation campaign among the Chinese Göttingen alumni during March, … Weiterlesen
University of Göttingen again involved in a European „Innovative Training Network“ – New enzymes for green chemistry
The “CC-TOP” Consortium, which is coordinated by the TU Darmstadt and headed in Göttingen by Prof. Dr. Kai Tittmann, has been selected for EU funding of a European network for the collaborative training of doctoral candidates.
The aim of the „C-C Bond Formation Using Top Performing Enzymes“ programme – „CC-TOP“ for short – is to qualify 15 doctoral students for future leadership roles in both science and industry in the field of industrial biotechnology. … Weiterlesen
Cooperation Anniversaries with Nanjing University
The University of Göttingen has cooperated very successfully with its most important Chinese partner Nanjing University since 1984. On 8th and 9th November 2019, the partner universities celebrated 35 years of successful strategic partnership and 30 years of the joint Sino-German Institute for Legal Studies. The activities in Nanjing comprised an academic anniversary celebration, a number of scientific conferences and workshops as well as a large alumni meeting. … Weiterlesen
The success stories continue!
Two Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree (EMJMD) study programmes at the University of Göttingen were selected for EU co-funding in this year’s call.
Established in 1999, the EMJMD “EUROCULTURE: Society, Politics and Culture in a Global Context” is coordinated by the University of Groningen and is a transdisciplinary, international and inter-university project, in which various disciplines, … Weiterlesen
Sep 2020 - Scholarships, Funding, and Publications
Research paper by Göttingen PhD student to be published in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Mariam Albekioni, one of the PhD students in the binational, multidisciplinary German-Georgian Lehmann-Haupt doctoral program hosted by the University of Göttingen and Ilia State University “Structured Education – Quality Assurance – Freedom to Think”, has successfully submitted a research paper in co-authorship with her supervisor to a renowned peer-review journal in her field.
The paper by Gizon, … Weiterlesen
Finalists in the 2020 Coimbra Group 3MT Competition
Once again, a PhD student from the University of Göttingen was selected as one of three finalists in the three-minute-thesis competition of the European University network Coimbra Group. Selina Bruns held a presentation entitled “Sustainable Development of Smallholder Famers in the Larger Mekong Area“ in which she presented the theory that untreated short-sightedness among smallholder farmers in developing countries could explain why some struggle more than others to be successful. … Weiterlesen
Doctoral Scholarship Programme with China Scholarship Council 2020
This year again, Chinese students planning or already pursuing doctoral studies at the University of Göttingen had the opportunity to apply for a scholarship from the China Scholarship Council (CSC) under the joint doctoral scholarship scheme of the University of Göttingen and the CSC. This programme encompasses all subjects offered at the University of Göttingen. … Weiterlesen
Threatened researchers receive grants in the Philipp Schwartz Initiative
Success in the latest award round of the Philipp Schwartz Initiative: Three of a total of 29 scholarships for threatened scientists across Germany go to the University of Göttingen. This means that the university has been able to attract a total of eight grants since the program began in 2016. With the Philipp Schwartz Initiative of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, … Weiterlesen