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© Nibroe Art – stock.adobe.com Dr. Alexander Dubrau Appointed Director of the Leo Baeck Institute Jerusalem
Dr. Alexander Dubrau has been appointed Director of the Leo Baeck Institute Jerusalem. The istitute promotes academic research on German and Central European Jewry, and advancing the historical, cultural and liberal heritage of German-speaking Judaism within Israeli society.
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© kirill_makarov – stock.adobe.com ERC: Expert criticises low funding rate for applications from Israel
According to an expert, the European Research Council (ERC) is biased in its assessment process. Meanwhile, interest in Europe as a research location is unusually high.
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© Gohgah – stock.adobe.com Lower Saxony-Israel: 4 million euros for 8 cooperation projects
The Lower Saxony Ministry of Science and Culture and the Volkswagen Foundation are providing around 4 million euros in funding to promote 8 new cooperations between Israeli and Lower Saxony universities and research institutions.
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© S… – stock.adobe.com BTU and Bar-Ilan University aim to intensify research co-operation
A reasearch delegation from Bar-Ilan University (BIU) in Israel visited the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) on 3 and 4 February 2026. Together with researchers from BTU, the guests will explore opportunities for closer collaboration.
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© j-mel – stock.adobe.com Call for Application: Director of the German-Israeli Future Forum Foundation (m/f/d)
After 10 years, our Director Tamara Or will be stepping down from her position at the Future Forum by May 2026. After an inspiring journey – fostering diverse and democratic German-Israeli relations, empowering young people, and building a strong community together, the Future Forum is now looking for a peronality to fill this position.
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© GIF Pre-Announcement GIF 2026 Call: AI in Science and Society
The German-Israeli Foundation for Scientific Research and Development (GIF) has been funding German-Israeli basic and applied research projects since 1986. A new call for proposals regarding AI in Science and Society has been announced to open in autumn 20206.
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© Patrick Bal Adi Akavia joins the ATHENE team
Prof. Adi Akavia, an internationally recognised expert in applied cybersecurity, took up an ATHENE professorship at the Department of Computer Science at TU Darmstadt and the position as head of department at the Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology SIT at the beginning of the year.
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© Nibroe Art – stock.adobe.com The international flagship project “SHELTERS” at Carmel Hospital
A unique collaboration between Carmel Hospital (part of the Clalit Group), the Rozana Association, and the prestigious Charité in Berlin led to the launch of the SHELTERS project, that aims to strengthen the emotional, professional, and social resilience of multicultural medical teams working in conflict zones.
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© Michael C/peopleimages.com – stock.adobe.com Film director Yair Qedar presents “Outsider. Freud” at IRTG Belongings
“Belongings” is the first Germany and Israel based International Research Training Group in the humanities. On 20 January 2026, Israeli filmmaker Yair Qedar vitsited to present and discuss his latest film “Outsider. Freud”.
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© sippapas – stock.adobe.com Cybersecurity cooperation with Israel expanded
Germany and Israel are stepping up their close and trusting cooperation in the field of security. On the 2nd weekend in January, Federal Minister of the Interior Alexander Dobrindt travelled to Israel to sign a security and cybersecurity pact with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
