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Alumni Competition

Teaching the Global Goals

The Hands-On Project 2017 will deal with the topics “2030 Agenda” and “Sustainable Development Goals” (see the Alumniportal pages for further information on these topics). The challenge for the participants is to develop information or education materials which can contribute in innovative ways to make various social target groups aware of the 2030 Agenda and to raise their sensitivity for the Sustainable Development Goals.

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Falling Walls Lab

Together with DAAD, the German Center for Research and Innovation (GCRI) New York will host the Falling Walls Lab, a global forum for innovators to pitch their research and business ideas on September 14, 2017. Entrepreneurs, innovators, and researchers will present their ground-breaking projects, business plans, entrepreneurial and social initiatives in three-minute pitches.

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Contest: The Life of Martin Luther

And the Winners Are...

The theme of this year’s annual contest was centered on the major life events of the theologian and thinker, Martin Luther in honor of the 500th anniversary of his Ninety-Five Theses. The quizzes have been taken, and the scores tabulated, recorded and reviewed! Now it is our pleasure to announce the results of the 2017 DAAD Annual Contest, which was concluded on April 18th.

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Planet Earth Wants You

Green Talents Award 2017

When young talents around the world put their heads together they come up with the best ideas. The greater the variety of perspectives and the larger the numbers of people from different subject areas, the more creative and innovative their ideas and solutions will be.

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