German Studies Association Annual Conference
September 28-30, 2018 | Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown | 600 Commonwealth Place | Gateway Center | Pittsburgh, PA 15222-1003

Join us at our panel "Transforming City Regions" at this year's GSA Annual Conference. Our round-table panel brings together experts from the US, the UK and Germany to discuss different approaches to transforming city regions. Topics to be addressed include the role of art in negotiating the impact of the closing of mines and industry on local communities; cross-sectoral regional and local urban planning; the contribution of exemplary projects such as the International Building Exhibition (Internationale Bauausstellung, IBA) and the Emscher Park to a new narrative for the Ruhr Valley; the cultural, social and geographical developments in the Ruhr region compared to those in former industrial regions in Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Program.

18th Annual German Academic International Network (GAIN) Meeting

September 6-9, 2018 | Boston Marriott Copley Place | 110 Huntington Avenue | Boston, MA 02116

Together with other German university alliances, universities, research institutions and funding agencies, UA Ruhr presented its programs and job offers at the 2018 GAIN Conference, the largest German science and research career fair in the U.S. More information about the conference can be found here.

NAFSA Annual Conference and Expo "Diverse Voices, Shared Commitment"

May 27-June 1, 2018 | Pennsylvania Convention Center (PPC) | 1101 Arch Street | Philadelphia, PA 19107

Join us at the largest gathering in the field of international education for the 2018 NAFSA Annual Conference & Expo, "Diverse Voices, Shared Commitment." We would like to invite you to visit us at our booth and to attend our panel "Preparing Students for the Global Workforce Through Innovative Partnerships" on Wednesday, May 30 at 8:30 am.

For more info, check out the conference website.

Germany Grad Fair 2018
May 4, 2018 | 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm | German House New York | 871 United Nations Plaza | New York, NY 10017

Planning to pursue a graduate degree abroad can seem overwhelming. This event is designed to help you navigate the process – from finding the right program and university to understanding the requirements and application process.

Germany is a popular destination for American students seeking a graduate degree abroad: with many tuition-free, English-taught graduate programs, German universities equip students with a top-notch international education and unique edge to adapt to the global marketplace. This fair will introduce you to a wide range of graduate opportunities in all subject fields.

We will also address other aspects of studying in Germany, such as cost of living, visa and residence permits, health insurance, accommodation, and student jobs. There will also be plenty of opportunities to meet representatives from various German universities, funding agencies, and partner organizations.

You should attend if you are: an undergraduate or a graduate student, young professional, career service advisor or someone who is interested in graduate studies in Germany!

Animal Minds - Human Minds: What They Share and How We Measure Their Differences
April 26, 2018 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm | German House New York | 871 United Nations Plaza | New York, NY 10017

In the last two decades we have witnessed the emergence of radically new insights concerning the cognitive abilities of animals. Some of the most advanced nonhuman species possess such high-level abilities that some of the criteria used to distinguish humans from animals become untenable as they would, for example, exclude human children up to a certain age. Humans are neither the only “rational animals” nor are they the only ones who have a social understanding of other species members. How then do we best capture the relation between human mind and animal mind? Our panel discussion features two experts who will approach this question from two distinct angles. Looking at how bees organize their remembered experiences in temporal and spatial coordinates, Charles Randy Gallistel will discuss what the human mind shares with the insect mind. Drawing on recent research on birds, dogs and monkeys, Albert Newen will develop species-specific profiles of cognitive abilities that more accurately represent the differences between human and nonhuman species.

Speakers:

Prof. Dr. Charles Randy Gallistel (Rutgers University)
Prof. Dr. Albert Newen (Rutgers University)

Moderator:

Prof. Dr. Brian P. McLaughlin (Rutgers University)

Co-Sponsors:

German Research Foundation

Webinar: Studying Humanities at UA Ruhr and FU Berlin/LMU Munich
April 25, 2018 | 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm EDT

DAAD USA launched a free series of webinars presenting German universities in 30 minutes. This upcoming webinar will feature international humanities degrees in English at the Freie Universität Berlin, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and the University Alliance Ruhr universities.

Conference: The Future of Holocaust Research
April 25-26, 2018 | The Graduate Center at CUNY | 365 Fifth Avenue | New York, NY 10016

For a detailed program and to register, please go here. 

Regional Visioning: Transforming City Regions and Public Participation

April 19, 2018 | 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm | German House New York | 871 United Nations Plaza | New York, NY 10017

By 2050, more than two thirds of the world's population is expected to live in city regions and contribute to an ever-increasing percentage share of the global GDP. While cities are often associated with higher levels of literacy and education, better access to health care and social services as well as enhanced opportunities for cultural and political participation, growing urban environs pose significant risks to economic, social and environmental sustainability. Likewise, formerly heavily industrialized regions such as the Ruhr area and parts of New Jersey face similar challenges as they stake out a new future for themselves as new technology and research hubs. Given the growing complexity of urban growth and the transformation of city regions, integrated planning approaches are needed to more equitably and inclusively set policy priorities. The success of sustainable urban development depends to a large extent on the participation of local actors. But how does top-down planning meet bottom-up planning, what forms of public participation in decision-making processes seem particularly promising? What works in New Jersey, what works in Dortmund, Germany? Join an international panel of experts and city officials who will discuss the future of sustainable urban development.

Speakers:

Jamie Bemis (Bright Power, Inc.)
Prof. Dr. Wolfram Hoefer (Rutgers University)
James G. Koth (County of Bergen)
Ullrich Sierau (City of Dortmund)

Moderator:

Bettina Oberhauser (Hessischer Rundfunk)

Co-Sponsors:

American Council on Germany
German Center for Research and Innovation 

More here.

Public Education at the Crossroads
April 12, 2018 | April 12, 2018 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm | 871 United Nations Plaza | New York, NY 10017

Challenges to public education in the 21st century are plenty, and they vary from the efficacy of public financing to the capacity of the public systems to adapt to the demands of an increasingly globalized economy or to accommodate to the multiple and often contradictory demands voiced from different ideological, social and cultural perspectives.Against this background, researchers from the US, Canada and Germany will join for a panel to introduce and discuss new evidence and responses to these challenges. They will examine both complementary as well as competing factors that impact public education in democratic systems. The panelists will discuss what is needed to prepare schools for 21st century challenges such as migration and multilingualism. In addition, they will analyze the ways in which public education has produced notions of citizenship and democracy that need to be developed further to address the realities of 21st century societies.

Speakers:

Prof. Dr. Hermann Josef Abs (University of Duisburg-Essen)
Prof. Dr. Gustavo E. Fischman (Arizona State University)
Prof. Dr. Ingrid Gogolin (University Hamburg)
Prof. Dr. Joel Westheimer (University of Ottawa)

Moderator

Prof. Dr. Rose Ylimaki (University of South Carolina)

Co-Sponsors:

German Center for Research and Innovation
DIPF Leibniz Institute for Educational Research and Educational Information

More information (pdf download, in English)

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MIT 22nd European Career Fair
February 24, 2018 | MIT | Johnson Athletic Center (W 34) | Cambridge, MA 02139

The MIT European Career Fair (ECF) in Boston/Cambridge is an annual recruiting event, organized by members of the European Club at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Its mission is to connect top-tier US students and young professionals with European companies, universities and non-profit organizations and to inform about career opportunities in Europe.
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This career fair is the largest of its kind in the United States with up to 100 attending companies and 3,000-5,000 registered candidates who are students, working professionals and recent alumni of Ivy League, and renowned European and American universities. The company participants at ECF are diverse, ranging from multinational corporations to non-profit organizations in the research/ technology as well as business and consulting sector. More.

Flyer (pfd download)

Democracy & Journalism in the Digital Age
December 7, 2017 | 6:00 - 8:00 pm  | Deutsches Haus at NYU | 42 Washington Mews | New York, NY 10003

The speed and ease with which digital media produce and disseminate news has a profound impact on how we participate in the democratic process. On the one hand, the internet and social media seem to harbor considerable democratizing potential by opening up new pathways for citizens to increasingly contribute to policy making. On the other hand, digital media might not solve the lack of political participation typical among many citizens in Western democracies. In fact, the radical democratization of knowledge and the multiplication of sources pose significant risks insofar as they pave the way to widespread falsification of information by political and corporate powers. How do media systems and regulatory bodies in Germany and in the US negotiate the opportunities and challenges posed by digital media? How do readers distinguish fact from fiction in a time when the public’s faith in media and politicians’ rhetorical claims seems to dwindle on both sides of the Atlantic? How do recent developments in digital media affect and change journalism both as a profession and in its relation to the public? Join us for a panel with media experts and journalists from both sides of the Atlantic who will share their views on the changing political landscapes and the future of their profession.

Speakers:

Ms. Summer Lopez (PEN America)
Prof. Dr. Wiebke Möhring (TU Dortmund University)
Prof. Dr. Christian Stöcker (University of Applied Science Hamburg)

Moderator:

Cameron Abadi (Foreign Policy Magazine)

Co-Sponsors:

Deutsches Haus at NYU
UAS7 - German Universities of Applied Sciences
More Details (pdf download, in English)

Career Booster German(y): Studying and working in Germany
November 3, 2017 | 9:00 am - 4:00 pm | Goethe-Institut Boston | 170 Beacon Street | Boston, MA 02116

Learn more about universities, scholarships, internships, exchange programs, work and research opportunities in Germany. And how German can boost your career. 

Career Booster German(y): Studying and working in Germany
October 13, 2017 | 10:00 am - 6:00 pm | Goethe-Institut New York | 30 Irving Place | New York, NY 10003

Learn more about universities, scholarships, internships, exchange programs, work and research opportunities in Germany. And how German can boost your career. 

Universities' third mission: Where is higher education heading?
October 12, 2017 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm | 871 United Nations Plaza | New York, NY 10017

During the last decades, the range of activities and responsibilities that universities perform both in the US and in Germany has significantly widened as the importance of knowledge production and innovation for economic life and society has grown at a rapid pace. Integrating knowledge transfer as well as an increased societal engagement has become part of what is typically referred to as the "Third Mission" that, in addition to teaching and research, has created new roles for universities as active players in regional development activities geared towards stimulating innovation-based growth and improving the quality of life for their communities. Conversely, these third mission activities change stakeholder expectations of what universities and, by extension, higher education can achieve. To what extent has the increasing centrality of universities' third mission changed its relation to other university tasks? How do universities respond to the pressure put on them to generate more economic and societal value? Do third mission activities come at the expense of providing university students with an independent intellectual space? We invite you to join us for an exciting discussion on the rise of the university's third mission and its implications for the future of higher education.

Speakers: 

Dr. Lynne P. Brown (New York University)
Dr. Harvey Charles (University at Albany, SUNY)
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Radtke (University of Duisburg-Essen)

Moderator:

Prof. Dr. Ute Klammer (University of Duisburg-Essen)

More details (pdf download, in English)

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17th Annual German Academic International Network (GAIN) Meeting

August 25-27, 2017 | San Francisco

Together with other German university alliances, universities, research institutions and funding agencies, UA Ruhr presented its programs and job offers at the 2017 GAIN Conference, the largest German science and research career fair in the U.S. More information about the conference can be found here.

With more than 10,000 members worldwide, NAFSA is the leading organization committed to international education and exchange, working to advance policies and practices that build global citizens with the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in today's interconnected world. The theme for the 2017 conference was “Expanding Community, Strengthening Connections.” For more information, please click here.

German 4 Success: Networking | Information Fair | Presentations | Panel Discussion

May 12, 2017 | Goethe-Institut Washington | 1990 K St NW #03 | Washington, DC 20006

For a complete program, click here (pdf download, in English)

Nanotechnology - No Small Matter
In cooporation with the GCRI

May 4, 2017 | German House | 871 United Nations Plaza | New York, NY 10017

Although nanotechnology is a relatively new science, it has numerous applications in our daily lives, ranging from consumer goods to medicine to improving the environment. In medicine, for example, nanoparticles are being employed to deliver drugs and other substances to specific types of cells, such as cancer cells. Environmental applications of nanotechnology include cleaning up of pollution and making alternative energy sources more cost effective. Nanoelectronics allows us to improve display screens on electronic devices and increase the density of memory chips. Experts from Germany and the U.S. presented their cutting-edge research and addressed these important questions.

Featured Speakers

Prof. Dr. Shirley Knauer (Molecular Biology II, University of Duisburg-Essen)
Prof. Ned Seeman (Department of Chemistry, New York University)
Prof. Frank Gu (Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo)
Prof. Thomas Theis (Nano Initiative, Columbia University)

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Germany Grad Fair 2017

April 28, 2017 | German House | 871 United Nations Plaza | New York, NY 10017

Germany is a popular destination for American students seeking to pursue a graduate degree abroad. With many tuition-free, English-taught graduate programs, German universities offer top-class degrees that are highly respected by employers worldwide. This fair introduced a wide range of graduate opportunities in all subject fields ranging from Master’s programs, Doctoral programs and Fast-Track programs integrating Master’s and PhD-training at several of Germany’s respected universities and universities of applied sciences.

Leibniz Lecture: Professor Gabriele Sadowski "Stability and Bioavailability of Drugs"
In cooporation with the DFG and the GCRI

April 5, 2017 | 6:30 pm | German House | 871 United Nations Plaza | New York, NY 10017

Approximately 80% of high-impact pharmaceutical drugs with the potential to treat severe diseases never reach the market. Many of these drugs have very low water solubility and because they tend to precipitate or destabilize during storage or after administration, they cannot be used for the development of future-generation pharmaceuticals.

Several approaches exist to increase the bioavailability of drugs. Most of them aim at formulating the drug in a less-stable but better-soluble modification, which is intended to be stabilized with the help of excipients, e.g. polymers. However, finding the right excipient for a given drug is quite difficult and today usually established by a “trial-and-error” approach assisted by expensive high-throughput screening techniques. This results in tremendous costs for the development of advanced formulations and – when no appropriate formulation is found - even prevents a huge number of very promising drugs from being used in a medicine.

As pharmaceutical formulations usually have to be stored between manufacturing and use, it is critical that their properties do not change during this period. This is best ensured when they are thermodynamically stable, i.e. at drug concentrations that are lower than the drug solubility in the formulation. The latter is to a great extent influenced by the kind of drug, excipients, temperature, and relative humidity.

The presentation addressed the thermodynamic stability of drug formulations and the factors affecting drug bioavailability in the body after administration. Particular emphasis was placed on oral formulations, i.e. tablets. Prof. Dr. Sadowski also explained how thermodynamic modelling today allows for reliable correlations and even predictions of conditions leading to high stability/bioavailability and thus drastically reduce the experimental effort to develop the optimal drug formulations as well as their processing.

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Gabriele Sadowski (TU Dortmund University)

Prof. Dr. Gabriele Sadowski is Professor for Thermodynamics at TU Dortmund University, Germany. She received her Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry in 1991 at the Technical University Leuna-Merseburg and her Habilitation in 2000 at the TU Berlin, Germany. 2001 she became full professor for Thermodynamics in the department of biochemical and chemical engineering at TU Dortmund University. Sadowski is a member of the Academy of Science and Arts North Rhine-Westphalia and of the German Academy of Engineering Sciences. She is the chair of the German working party Thermodynamics and the German Representative in the European working party Thermodynamics and Transport Properties. Moreover, she acts as member of scientific boards of various international journals and is Associate Editor of the Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data. 2016 she became vice President for Research of the TU Dortmund University. Sadowski is author of about 200 scientific publications in high-reputation journals in the field of chemical, biochemical and pharmaceutical engineering. The main focus of her research is studying thermodynamic properties of complex systems with particular emphasis but not restricted to those containing biological and pharmaceutical molecules. To model the thermodynamic stability of those systems she developed the currently worldwide most-used thermodynamic model PC-SAFT which was published in 2001. She received numerous awards for her work, the most-prestigious one being the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Award of the German Science Foundation in 2011.

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European Career Fair
February 25, 2017 | MIT | Johnson Athletic Center (W 34) | Boston, MA

The ECF is the largest event of its kind in North America and connects employers and universities from Europe with the most talented candidates who live in the US. More

Water: Planning for Today and Tomorrow
February 16, 2017 | 6:30 pm | German Consulate General | 871 United Nations Plaza | New York, NY 10017

Seventy-one percent of the earth’s surface is covered by water. As a result of climate change and urban population growth, managing water resources has become more important than ever. The 2015 UN-Habitat’s “Guiding Principles for City Climate Action Planning” established globally applicable principles to help cities develop comprehensive action plans. Cities and urban regions play a central role in reducing human vulnerability by creating resilient infrastructures and enhancing a sustainable urban metabolism. Imbalanced ecosystems, scarce water resources and rising sea levels are just a few of the challenges that cities and urban regions face. Mitigating the impacts of a changing climate through resilient spatial development has become an essential topic in urban design, environmental planning, and architecture. The increasing need for green infrastructure and efficient water management in the design of safe, attractive and sustainable urban spaces requires innovative design solutions and new analytical methods.

This panel presented two urban planning solutions – the Emscher landscape conversion project and Living Breakwaters in Staten Island, NY – that have been implemented both in the US and in the Ruhr area in Germany. Experts introduced different approaches to ecological design and discussed the role of water at the interface of urban and rural territories.

The panel was followed by the opening of the “Transforming Regions – The Emscher Conversion” exhibit.

Speakers:

Dr. Uli Paetzel (Emschergenossenschaft)
Pippa Brashear (SCAPE/Landscape Architecture PLLC)

Moderator:

Prof. Catherine Seavitt Nordenson (Spitzer School of Architecture, The City College of New York)

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Learning to Learn: How the Brain Creates Memory
December 5, 2016 | 6:30 pm | German Consulate General | 871 United Nations Plaza | New York, NY 10017

When we store memories about episodes of our lives, or learn facts, one particular brain structure plays a very important role: the hippocampus. This structure is especially important for helping us create complex associative memories. But to do so, the hippocampus uses information that is detected and made available by different sensory systems. What we hear, see, touch, smell are all used by the hippocampus to create complex and vivid memories.

In this event three experts from the areas of neurophysiology, psychology and cognitive biology shared their perspective on how the brain, and in particular the hippocampus, enables memory. The event began from the perspective of cognitive and evolutionary biology: Prof. Lucia Jacobs (UC Berkeley) explained how sensory systems are used by the brain to enable associative memories and memories of how to navigate through space. Prof. Raymond Kesner (University of Utah, Psychology) then discussed how the different subregions of the hippocampus allow us not only to encode, but also to retrieve memories and Prof. Denise Manahan-Vaughan (Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, Neurophysiology) described the cellular mechanisms that are used by the hippocampus to enable encoding and retention of memories of this kind.

Speakers:

Prof. Lucia Jacobs (UC Berkeley)
Prof. Raymond Kesner (University of Utah, Psychology)
Prof. Denise Manahan-Vaughan (Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, Neurophysiology)

Moderator:

Prof. André A. Fenton (New York University)

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Fragments of Metropolis - Rhein & Ruhr
November 21, 2016 | 6:30 pm | Deutsches Haus at NYU | 42 Washington Mews | New York, NY 10003

Deutsches Haus at NYU and the University Alliance Ruhr present "Fragments of Metropolis – Rhein & Ruhr", a panel discussion with Prof. Barry Bergdoll (Columbia University), Niels Lehmann (Portfolio Manager), and Dr. Christoph Rauhut (Policy Officer for the German National Heritage Committee). 

The architecture of expressionism powerfully heralded in Central Europe the onset of the roaring twenties. On the occasion of the publication of the bilingual German and English volume Fragments of Metropolis – Rhein & Ruhr (Hirmer Verlag, 2016), the publishers, authors and photographers Christoph Rauhut and Niels Lehmann discussed the legacy of Expressionist architecture in the Rhine & Ruhr region. In this volume, for the first time all surviving buildings of the region are recorded in a survey – a fascinating discovery. They present an abundance of examples in the Rhine & Ruhr region – an urban landscape usually well known for its industrial heritage. 

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19th annual colloquium on international engineering education: preparing the global workforce
November 3-4, 2016 | Newport Harbor Hotel & Marina | 49 Americas Cup Avenue | Newport, RI USA 02840

UA Ruhr presented at the following sessions:

Friday, November 4, 2016 | 8:15 am - 10:45 am

Plenary III: How Do Universities Across the Globe Internationalize to Educate the Global Engineering Work Force?

Friday, November 4, 2016 | 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Break-out session I: Engaging Africa, Asia, Australia, the Middle East and Latin America
Break-out session III: Languages for Special Purposes – New Approaches

Click here for the complete program.

Negotiating Security in Europe and the United States

Security concerns have become major topics of debate in political and academic discussions about international relations, migration, environmental and health hazards, organized crime, arms and drug trafficking. Questions regarding the protection of civil rights and individual liberties do not lag far behind.  Different countries and political parties have their own ways of defining security, as well as the means to achieve it, but these meanings are constantly shifting as new threats to security are identified. The question of how to achieve security while balancing individual rights with the needs of the state has become very important. How do European countries and the United States create security systems that are acceptable to citizens on both sides of the Atlantic? What role, if any, do race, gender and class play in security design? How can universal security be achieved between nations?  How much security is enough?  How are fear and danger taken into consideration when developing security measures?  

Speakers:
Emily B. Campbell (PhD Candidate, Sociology Program The Graduate Center, CUNY)
Prof. Dr. Constantin Goschler (Professor of Contemporary History & Dean of the Faculty of History Ruhr University Bochum) 
Tanesha A. Thomas (PhD Candidate, Sociology Program The Graduate Center, CUNY) 
Prof. Dr. Michael Wala (Professor of North American History Ruhr University Bochum)

Moderator:
Prof. Dr. Benjamin Hett (Professor of History, The Graduate Center, CUNY | Hunter College)

For a complete program including speakers and moderator bios, click here (pdf download).

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Career Booster German(y): Studying and working in Germany

Learn more about universities, scholarships, internships, exchange programs, work and research opportunities in Germany. And how German can boost your career.
Flyer (pdf download).

The Anti-Europeans |  A Conversation about the Future of Europe

An international lunch talk with:

- Claus Leggewie (Justus Liebig University Giessen | Director, Insitute for Advanced Study in the Humanities - Essen)
- Christine Landfried (University of Hamburg, currently: NYU School of Law | Senior Émil Noël Fellow)
- John Torpey (City University of New York, The Graduate Center | Director, Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies)

For more information about the speakers click here (pdf download).

How Do People Experience the World, Themselves and Others? The Tension between Objectivity, Individuality and Culture
October 13, 2016 | 6:30 pm | German Consulate General | 871 United Nations Plaza | New York, NY 10017

Experience is the foundation of knowledge and the basis for the decisions we make in everyday life. We construct our understanding of the world in which we live by reflecting on our experiences and generating our own mental models. In our attempts to understand others, we often have to adjust these mental models. Yet is it possible to truly understand another individual’s subjective experiences? What role does culture play in our attempt to understand the experiences and perceptions of ourselves and others? These are just a few of the questions that were addressed by our panelists whose research challenges some of the existing models of perception and culture.

Speakers:
Prof. Dr. Albert Newen (Ruhr University Bochum)
Prof. Dr. Katalin Balog (Rutgers University, Newark)

Moderator:
Prof. Dr. Gregory A. Petsko (Weill Cornell Medical College)

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September 9-11, 2016 | Bethesda North Marriott Hotel | 5701 Marinelli Road | North Bethesda, MD 20852

Together with other German university alliances, universities, research institutions and funding agencies, UA Ruhr presented its programs and job offers at this year's GAIN Conference, the largest German science and research career fair in the U.S. More information about the conference can be found here.

NAFSA Annual Conference and Expo

May 29-June 3, 2016 | Colorado Convention Center | 700 14th Street | Denver, CO 80202

For more info, check out the conference website.

Big Data - Small Devices

March 7, 2016 | 6:30 pm | German Consulate General, 871 United Nations Plaza | New York, NY 10017

Featured Speakers:

Prof. Dr. Kristian Kersting
Associate Professor of Computer Science, Technische Universität Dortmund

Prof. Dr. Katharina Morik
Head of Collaborative Research Center, Technische Universität Dortmund

Prof. Dr. Dr. Wolfgang Rhode
Professor of Physics, Technische Universität Dortmund

Dr. Claudia Perlich
Chief Scientist, Dstillery

Dr. Tina Eliassi-Rad (Moderator)
Associate Professor, Computer Science at Northeastern University and 
Network Science Institute at Northeastern,
Associate Professor of Computer Science at Rutgers University (currently on leave of absence). 

Co-Sponsors: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, German Center for Research and Innovation

The amount of digitally recorded information in today’s world is growing exponentially. Massive volumes of user-generated information from smart phones and social media are fueling this Big Data revolution. As data flows throughout every sector of our global economy, questions emerge from commercial, government, and non-profit organizations interested in the vast possibilities of this information. What is Big Data? How does it create value? How can we as digital consumers and producers personally benefit? While Big Data has the potential to transform how we live and work, others see it as an intrusion of their privacy. Data protection concerns aside, the mere task of analyzing and visualizing large, complex, often unstructured data will pose great challenges to future data scientists.This panel discussion explored the latest technological developments and sociological implications of this Big Data revolution.

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European Career Fair

February 6, 2016 | MIT | Boston, MA

The ECF is the largest event of its kind in North America and connects employers and universities from Europe with the most talented candidates who live in the US. More

Diversity and Participation: Polyphony in Contemporary Art
Artist’s Talk with Mischa Kuball and Hans HS Winkler

January 28, 2016 | 6:30 pm | German Consulate General, 871 United Nations Plaza | New York, NY 10017

Exhibition Mischa Kuball: NEW POTT

December 4, 2015 - January 29, 2016 | German Consulate General, 871 United Nations Plaza | New York, NY 10017

In 2010 Germany's Ruhr region, an agglomeration of 53 municipalities, became European Capital of Culture, the first region ever to earn this title. Presenting itself as RUHR.2010, the region has been home to different ethnic and immigrant groups since the 19th century when the iron, coal and steel industries attracted workers from across Europe to the area.

This history of migration formed the backbone of NEW POTT, a work that light and media artist Mischa Kuball created for RUHR.2010. Kuball invited 100 families from 100 different nations to give an account of their lives in the Ruhr region (Ruhrpott). Having conducted all of his 100 interviews at people's homes, Kuball turned the private setting of his interviewees into a public stage in order to create his multi media work. NEW POTT captures a multitude of histories and intimate moments that provide a glimpse into the lives of different generations of immigrants. Simultaneously, Kuball's work testifies to the multinational and multicultural melting pot that the Ruhr region represents.

The exhibition was on view December 4, 2015 until January 29, 2016 at the German Consulate General on 871 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017. Exhibition opening: December 4, 2015 at 6:00 pm.

Opportunities and Risks in e-Health

November 4, 2015 | 6:30 pm | German Consulate General, 871 United Nations Plaza | New York, NY 10017 

Co-Sponsor: German Center for Research and Innovation

An increasing number of medical devices such as heart rate monitors, pacemakers, defibrillators, and drug delivery systems use wireless communication to monitor patients both in hospitals and at home. These devices use personal data and health-related information. Moreover, devices such as implantable cardiac defibrillators and pacemakers treat chronic disease with electrical therapy that can be wirelessly modified. These devices and systems thus represent a growing risk with respect to the security of the medical data they contain. Topics such as patient privacy, data security, and a more integrative approach to health care in aging societies are of great relevance to the U.S. market.

 Featured speakers: 

• Dr. Peter Levin (Co-Founder & CEO, Amida Technolgy Solutions)

• Dr. Sam Bierstock (President & Founder, Champions in Healthcare)

• Guido Schmitz (Director of Global Packaging Design, Innovation R&D Department, Bayer Consumer Care)

Moderator: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christof Paar (Chair for Embedded Security, Ruhr-Universität Bochum)

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"Research in Germany" - Graduate Opportunities Fair

10/19/2015, MaRS Discovery District, Toronto, Canada

Current and prospective graduate students in Canada are cordially invited to this first-of-its-kind opportunities fair featuring representatives from some of Germany’s leading science and technology universities. This fair gives you the chance to find out why Germany is one of the world’s leading destinations in the science and technology sectors, and how you can be a part of it!

It’s also a great opportunity for you to ask questions and learn more about pursuing graduate studies or research in Germany. Students working in the fields of biology, chemistry and environmental science are particularly encouraged to attend.

Admission: free

For more information, and how to register, click here.

Career Booster Germany: Studying and Working in Germany

October 23, 2015 | 10:00 am-9:00 pm | Goethe Institute New York | 30 Irving Place | New York, NY 10003

Learn more about universities, scholarships, internships, exchange programs, work and research opportunities in Germany. And how German can boost your career. For more information, click here.

• 10am - 5:30pm: Information booths of participating organizations and universities, Workshops and talks, mini language sessions, games, rafffles

• 5:30pm - 6:45pm: Panel discussion: "How German(y) made my career"

• 6:45pm - 9:00pm: Reception, Networking, Live event

Co-Sponsors: Goethe-Institut, Freie Universität Berlin, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Universität zu Köln, UAS7, Universität Heidelberg, Bucerius Law School, Auswärtiges Amt, German American Chamber of Commerce, DAAD, German Center for Research and Innovation

Watch the link to see a report on the Career Booster Germany fair by NYCity News Service:

Saying 'Ja' to College Beyond NYC from NYCity News Service on Vimeo.