Research and Technology

Germany is an excellent country to carry out research projects and to get in touch with scientists from all over the world. Today, research and development-intensive industries account for more than half of all industrial production in Germany. German universities offer great research opportunities in an open interaction with German and international colleagues. English is the common language of research – German scientific journals use English as a publishing language. 84 Nobel Prizes received so far by German Scientists prove the high level of research in Germany.

For all these reasons Germany is one of New Zealand’s most significant partners in the field of research, science and technology. Over 100 operational bilateral arrangements have been drawn up between the two countries.

Fraunhofer researchers receive the Franco-German Business Award 2011

Fraunhofer researchers have teamed up with their French colleagues at the Carnot-Institut Laboratoire d‘électronique des technologies de l‘information CEA-LETI to develop reusable substrates for III-V multi-junction solar cells – and on December 5, 2011, were presented with the Franco German Business Award for their work.

German - New Zealand Research Co-operation

Scientific research projects between New Zealand and Germany are numerous with special emphasis on environmental sciences. Thomas H. Meister, German Ambassador in New Zealand, talks about the opportunities in scientific collaboration.

Germany willing to pump billions into electric car industry

Germany plans to become a leading producer and consumer of electric cars in the near future. But critics accuse Berlin of using environmental concerns as an excuse to engage in anti-competitive practices.

The Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research

The Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in the Helmholtz Association does research in the Arctic and Antarctic regions, as well as on coasts and in high and mid-latitude oceans. It coordinates polar research in Germany, analyses global environmental changes, and contributes to deciphering the complex natural connections in the Earth System.

The Alfred Wegener Institute

Young Germans Engage in Research

Forty-five years ago, young Germans were first called upon to participate in a research competition under the motto “We’re Looking for the Researchers of Tomorrow!” – marking the birth of the Young Researchers competition. The aim of the contest is to arouse young Germans’ enthusiasm for science and research and to promote the up-and-coming young scientists and researchers who are so essential to Germany’s future.

Young Germans Engage in Research

Anastassiya Semyonova prepares students for the DSH examination, the German language test for international students.

German can be easily learned and taught

Anastassiya Semyonova, lecturer in German as a foreign language and research associate at Göttingen University's Intercultural German Studies Centre.
Anastassiya Semyonova from Kazakhstan conducts research into the German language and how best to teach German as a foreign language. As a member of staff at the Intercultural German Studies Centre, cross-border perspectives and international cooperation are an integral part of her research work.

Venezuelan PhD student Jenny La Verde in the lab of the Robert Koch Institute of Wernigeröde.

A profile of the Robert Koch Institute

The Robert Koch Institute is one of the central institutions for health protection in Germany . It serves the Federal Ministry of Health as a central scientific institution in the field of biomedicine. The Institute combines risk research with political advice. Its most important tasks include protection against infectious diseases and the analysis of the health situation in Germany.