Press Release | Friday, 19 July 2013
Germany, Russia and the EU: Young scientists discuss the horizons of science from European comparative perspectives
Within the “3rd German-Russian Young Researchers Forum” young researchers from both countries as well as representatives of prestigious science and research organisations convene from 21st to 25th July 2013. 35 highly qualified young researchers will meet at Haus Humboldtstein Conference Centre in Bonn-Remagen (Germany). The event is organised by the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), the Council of Young Scientists of the RAS and the German Junge Akademie. Now in its third edition, the forum was initiated within the bilateral German-Russian Year of Education, Research and Innovation 2011/2012.
The forum offers a platform for dialogue, networking and interaction, covering a large spectrum of topics reaching from science, research, innovation to science-based advice, with common relevance for Germany, Russia and Europe. Two programme highlights are organised together with regional partners: a joint science talk with the University of Cologne on excellency in science systems, followed by a joint panel discussion with the Forschungszentrum Jülich about perspectives for basic and applied research, as well as about large-scale research infrastructures.
The concept of this year’s forum comprises three thematic workshops and three high-profile panel discussions/science talks. They focus on the following main topics: (1) “Progress in Science and Challenges for Future Research”, (2) “Transition, Change, Cooperation” and (3) “Science Embeddedness”. The introductory keynote lecture by Professor Donald B. Dingwell, Secretary-General of the European Research Council, entitled “European Research Council: Making a Difference in Europe?” represents a first programme highlight. The participating researchers were selected following an open call for participation. Their background encompasses a broad subject area, from natural to social, engineering and medical science, sharing a distinctive multiplier potential in their academic environments.
Current issues and challenges concerning science policy and management, internationalisation and internationality, research cooperation and support, scientific excellency, etc. will be debated within distinctive panel discussions. The first panel will deal with “Internationalisation of Research and Higher Education”, followed by a second one at the University of Cologne, with the participation of its rector Professor Axel Freimuth, which focuses on “Instruments and Strategies of Science Policy and Research Support”. Subsequently, a practical programme content followed by a science talk with prominent panellists about “Science Applied: Infrastructures, Innovations, Incubators” will take place at the Forschungszentrum Jülich.
Within the science talks of the forum, the Leopoldina actively seeks the cooperation of renowned science and research institutions, such as the German Research Foundation, German Academic Exchange Service, European Research Council, Fraunhofer Society, Directorate-General for Education and Culture of the European Commission, Helmholtz Society, EU Joint Research Centre, League of Leading Russian Universities, Skolkovo Institute of Technology, St. Petersburg State University and others.
Detailed information on the programme can be found on the forum’s website (see link on the right).
Contact person at the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina:
Lucian-Boian Brujan
International Relations Department
Phone: +49 (0) 345 472 39 836
E-mail: young.forum@leopoldina.org
Links
Website of the Forum
