Announcement of the international "Green Talents" Competition 2011 (29 July)

Wanted: young scientists in the field of sustainable development.

International Forum for High Potentials in Sustainable Development

The winners of the competition will participate in a ten-day international science forum taking place in autumn 2011. Touring through Germany, the "Green Talents" will visit leading universities, research institutions and companies active in the field of sustainable development. They will gather specific information about research activities on-site and learn about opportunities for cooperation with German partners. The forum will also include individual meetings with experts, as well as cultural events and the award ceremony at the German Parliament (tbc) in Berlin.

For detailed information about the application requirements and process, please refer to the Application Guidelines 2011 as well as the leaflet with all relevant information about the programme.

Application documents should be submitted to greentalents@dlr.de by 29 July 2011.

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Dialogues with the Partner Countries

The BMBF has initiated a series of structured research policy dialogues on sustainability-related subjects ("D4S") with the emerging economies Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS). On the initiative of the G8 countries (Heiligendamm Summit in 2007), guidelines and ideas for national programmes, scientific and technological cooperation, and international research dialogue are being developed in cooperation with important emerging countries. The most important cooperation partners are Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

http://www.dialogue4s.de/en/113.php