Scientific Cooperation with Canada

German-Canadian Centre for Innovation and Research

The new German Canadian Centre for Innovation and Research (GCCIR) is a base camp for German and Canadian researchers and business representatives who wish to explore North America or the European Union.

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German-Canadian search for quantum effects in new materials

Contract signed on February 20, 2012 with the University of British Columbia for a joint Max Planck UBC Centre for Quantum Materials

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A partnership of regions

Germany and Canada also work closely together at the regional level. Three partnerships between German federal states and Canadian provinces have been particularly successful.

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Germany - Science and Research

Science and research play a central role in Germany: more than 50% of its industrial production concentrates on research and development industries.

Germany - Science and Research

Helmholtz-Alberta Initiative

The Helmholtz-Alberta Initiative is an international partnership between the University of Alberta and the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres. Researchers from both institutions are collaborating to drive innovation towards cleaner energy production, with a special focus on oilsands and coal mining.

Helmholtz-Alberta Initiative

Transatlantic Climate Bridge

The Transatlantic Climate Bridge fosters transatlantic cooperation and partnerships between Germany, Canada, and the US in the climate and energy arena – at the local, the state and the federal level.

Transatlantic Climate Bridge

EURAXESS

EURAXESS Germany is a networking tool for internationally mobile researchers and provides information about research in Germany, German research policy, and opportunities for funding and for international collaboration.

EURAXESS