Press Releases

No. 17/2019

Press Release issued jointly by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and the German Research Foundation (DFG) - New York/Bonn, 23 August 2021

The “German Academic International Network” (GAIN) is hosting its annual conference in San Francisco from 21 to 23 August – the largest networking event for German academic careers outside Europe. The 26th GAIN conference will focus on career opportunities for early-career researchers from Germany working on the American continent. The conference is also open to international postdocs in the USA who are interested in Germany as a research hub.

Sponsorship programme for young professionals from abroad to be expanded.

Study by ETH Zurich examines the positive effects of international research fellowships. Humboldt Foundation publishes discussion paper on the internationalisation of German science.

President of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation sees dealing with the new coronavirus as an opportunity for changing our way of thinking.

The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation extends its congratulations to its honorary president.

Approximately 40 displaced scholars and scientists to quickly receive assistance. The Carl Zeiss Foundation and the research publishing company Springer Nature Group have contributed a total of €750,000 to finance the Philipp Schwartz Emergency Fund for researchers who have recently fled Ukraine.