News from the Foundation

  • 10 May 2013
    “Investigar en Alemania”. Panel discussion with Helmut Schwarz and Federal President Gauck in Bogotá
    On Friday, 10 May, the President of the Humboldt Foundation, Helmut Schwarz, will discuss the experiences and challenges of international research cooperations with Federal President Joachim Gauck and leading representatives of the German-Colombian research cooperation in Bogotá. The high-calibre panel discussion is the highlight of the one-day research seminar “Investigar en Alemania” hosted by the German Academic Exchange Service (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, DAAD) in cooperation with the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG) and the Colombian government as part of the “Research in Germany” campaign. Approximately 500 academics are expected to attend.
  • 25 January 2013
    Presentation of the Gay-Lussac Humboldt Prize 2012
    In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Elysée Treaty signed by General de Gaulle and Federal Chancellor Konrad Adenauer, which established the foundations for German-French friendship, the French Minister of Higher Education and Research, Geneviève Fioraso, and the German Federal Minister of Education and Research, Annette Schavan, offer their congratulations to the German researchers Hermann Nicolai and Hendrik Ziegler and the French researchers Elisabeth Giacobino and Jean-Michel Raimond at the presentation of the Gay-Lussac Humboldt Prize 2012.
  • 14 November 2012
    Webinar ‘We want it all’ – opportunities, career, family
    An interesting job as well as a family – that’s what many women want, but so do many men! How can the two be combined in practice? What do gender studies tell us? These questions are discussed on 16 November in an Alumniportal Deutschland webinar organised by the Humboldt Foundation.
  • 14 November 2012
    Humboldtian Sam-Huan Ahn to receive Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm Prize
    This year, the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) will be awarding its Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm Prize for outstanding contributions to German language and literature studies to the Korean German language and literature professor and Humboldtian Sam-Huan Ahn. The prize is valued at 10,000 EUR and includes a four-week research stay at a German university.
  • 12 November 2012
    The German Science Centre opens in Cairo
    On November 13th the German Foreign Minister Dr. Guido Westerwelle opens the new German Science Centre (DWZ) in Cairo. German educational and scientific institutions, such as universities, will join forces through the German Science Centre and deepen their ties to Egyptian researchers and economy.
  • 1 November 2012
    Humboldt Foundation receives two Potsdam Conference Awards 2012
    The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation has won in the ‘regularly recurring events’ category and received the special award for ‘events with an interdisciplinary focus’ – both for its Frontiers of Research symposia.
  • 27 October 2012
    DWIH New Delhi opens: joint presence of science and industry in India
    By joining forces, German science and industry aim to further develop their presence in India and the cooperation with their Indian partners. To this end, the German House of Science and Innovation (DWIH) New Delhi opened in the Indian capital on Saturday 27 October 2012.
  • 11 October 2012
    Ulrike Albrecht to chair Heidelberg University Council
    Ulrike Albrecht, head of the Humboldt Foundation’s Department of Strategy and External Relations, is assuming the chair of the University Council at Heidelberg University for the next three years.
  • 13 September 2012
    250,000 EUR award for humanities scholars presented in Heidelberg
    Seven humanities scholars were honoured with the Anneliese Maier Research Award by the Federal Minister for Research and Technology Annette Schavan in Heidelberg today. The award was established by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation to support the internationalisation of the humanities and social sciences in Germany.
  • 25 May 2012
    Register now: webinar ‘Cities in transition’
    Operated by the Humboldt Foundation in cooperation with other partners, the Alumniportal Deutschland offers people who have studied, researched, worked or undergone further education in Germany the opportunity to secure and develop their skills and contacts and use these for their personal and professional development. Webinars on various different topics enable the portal members to enjoy virtual professional exchanges with other alumni around the world.
  • 11 May 2012
    Lichtenberg Medal for Helmut Schwarz
    Helmut Schwarz received the Lichtenberg Medal from the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities on 11 May 2012.
  • 3 May 2012
    More opportunities for Humboldt award winners at TUM
    The Humboldt Foundation’s award winners conducting research at Technische Universität München (TUM) will now be able to examine their doctoral candidates.
  • 18 April 2012
    Helmut Schwarz new member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
    On 17 April 2012, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences announced the election of 220 new members - among them Helmut Schwarz, president of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.
  • 15 February 2012
    New German Science and Innovation Forum opened in Brazil
    On 14 February 2012, German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle opened the German Science and Innovation Forum in São Paulo, Brazil. The Humboldt Foundation, DAAD and other science organisations and universities will be setting up representations in the newly opened Forum.
  • 9 February 2012
    President of the Humboldt Foundation awarded Federal Cross of Merit
    Helmut Schwarz’ outstanding services to Germany as a location for science and industry are to be recognised.

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