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The Humboldt Foundation and Bayer Foundation jointly fostering research in Africa
Three million euros for additional research fellowships and a research hub
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Three million euros for additional research fellowships and a research hub
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Eight researchers from abroad have been selected to receive Germany’s most valuable international research award in 2021 and make the move to Aachen, Bonn, Cologne, Erlangen-Nuremberg, Göttingen, Marburg, Munich and Münster.
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The Nobel Prize in chemistry goes to Humboldtian Emmanuelle Charpentier.
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The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and Egypt’s Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT) agree on joint alumni sponsorship.
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Berlin, Munich, Göttingen, Bremen and Bonn at the top of the list
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The Japanese legal scholar Yuko Nishitani has been selected to receive the 2020 Philipp Franz von Siebold Award in recognition of her contributions to improving mutual understanding of Germany and Japan’s culture and society.
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Eight universities to each receive €125,000 to implement their concepts
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When the foundation was established in 1953, the moon landing was little more than a pipe dream, pacemakers and the contraceptive pill had not yet been invented, and smartphones and the Internet were at best science fiction. However, the fundamental idea underlying the Foundation is still relevant today.
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On 1 October 2025, the American Studies scholar, Katrin Amian, is assuming the position of Deputy Secretary General of the Humboldt Foundation.
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Organisation President Robert Schlögl More Secretary General Markus Zanner More Structure, Roles, Contact Organisation Chart More From Werner Heisenberg to the present day Former Presidents More Deput
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