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Young international researchers

Many Roads lead to the PhD

Carrying on research next door to Nobel laureates – this is possible at several institutions in Germany. For young international scientists, Germany is also an attractive research location because of its good infrastructure and excellent academic supervision.

Infographics

Scientists on the move

Today scientists are more mobile than ever. But why do they go abroad? Which countries do they mainly come from? Which are their preferred destinations? The infographics “Scientists on the move” has answers to these and other questions on the topic.

Academic mobility: Science without borders?

Science without borders?

Academic mobility in a globalised world

Academic mobility is important, because a research stay abroad and collaboration with colleagues at the guest university are often the first steps towards developing and strengthening long-term cooperation in the academic field.

Digital-social trends: ‘Rwanda, Estonia and Inda are very advanced’

Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Digital-social trends: ‘Rwanda, Estonia and Inda are very advanced’

In the course of the ‘Trendradar’, the betterplace lab collects digital-social innovations worldwide. For this purpose betterplace lab - in cooperation with the Alumniportal - is now searching for so called Trendscouts. We asked Moritz Eckert, co-founder of betterplace.org, what’s behind all this.

Open Educational Resources

Collaborative Science

Freely accessible teaching materials are considered to be one of today’s most important trends in the field of educational policy. It is also a trend in which research libraries could play a key role. This is an interview with Jan Neumann about Open Educational Resources.

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