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© German-Israeli FoundationVacancy: GIF Director
The German-Israeli Foundation for Scientific Research and Development was established in 1986 to support bilateral civilian research and development projects of mutual interest. The foundation, headquartered in Jerusalem, is looking to fill the position of GIF Director as of February 2025. Apply until 15 October 2024.
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© didiksaputra – stock.adobe.comIsrael Instititute of Advanced Studies: Application period for 2026-2027 to open soon
From 1 September 2024, scientists from Israel and abroad will be able to apply for an Advanced Studies fellowship in Jerusalem during the academic year 2026-2027. Residencies are open for either 10 months or 5 months. Application deadline is 1 December 2024.
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© yanadjan – stock.adobe.com Research Cooperation Lower Saxony-Israel 2025: Life Sciences and Medicine
The cooperation of Israeli and Lower Saxon universities and research institutions has a long history. The current call for application invites proposals from the Life Sciences and Medicine.
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© Antony Weerut – stock.adobe.com EIC Accelerator awards 108 Million Euros to Israeli Startups
Nine Israeli startup companies have been awarded a total of 108 million euros from the European Innovation Council’s EIC Accelerator Programme. With this number of recipients, Israel ranks third in Europe among companies awarded funding, following Germany and France.
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© 2rogan – stock.adobe.comSylke Tempel Fellowship: Initiating Constructive Debates
In memory of the German political scientist, journalist and publicist Dr Sylke Tempel, the Sylke Tempel Fellowship has been awarded since 2019. The one-year research fellowship focusses on current developments in Israeli and German foreign and security policy. It is aimed at media professionals from both countries aged between 18 and 45.
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© www.industrieblick.net – stock.adobe.com Vocational Training: Innovative Concepts from Israel
Germany and Israel have been working together in the field of vocational education and training since 1969. The traditional education system struggles to meet the requirements of the 21st century. The online event ‘Creative education as an opportunity for young people’ presented innovative models from Israel, which use youth enterprises to convey experiences of self-efficacy.
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© j-mel – stock.adobe.com Umbrella Award: Call for Nominations 2024
Nominations for the Umbrella Award 2024 by Technion, RWTH Aachen University and Forschungszentrum Juelich can be subitted until 30 July. The award supports an exchange visit of young post-docs to a partner instititution in the other country. This year’s topic is ‘Advancing Energy Materials with State-of-the-Art Analytics and AI’.
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© chokniti – stock.adobe.comCharité intensifies cooperation with Clalit Health Services
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Israel impressively demonstrated how efficient patient data collection can be used to advance research into the prevention of infections and development of therapies. One of Israel’s largest healthcare organisations, Clalit Health Services, has since been cooperating with Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin.
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© Tel Aviv UniversityArtificial Intelligence: Standing still is not an option
On June 26-27, Tel Aviv University hosted the AI Week 2024, a pivotal event that set the stage for critical discussions on the future of AI, its interconnection with cybersecurity, and the challenges ahead.
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© ipopba – stock.adobe.com GIHF-AI Conference 2024
On 24 and 25 June 2024, the third annual conference of the German Israeli Health Forum for Artificial Intelligence (GIHF-AI) brought around 120 German and Israeli stakeholders from the healthcare sector to Berlin. One of the speakers was German Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach.
