The German House of Science and Innovation São Paulo

Dr. Bertram Heinze, PhD Geology

Institution: German House of Science and Innovation São Paulo

In 2009 the German Foreign Ministry and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research of Germany started an initiative to establish German Houses of Science and Innovation in five strategic partner countries worldwide. The German Houses of Science and innovation are part of the Science and Internationalization policies of the two ministries. The German Houses of Science and Innovation shall guarantee the collaborative appearance of the German Science and Research Institutions abroad, in order to jointly inform about Germany as an excellent and highly competitive partner for science and innovation.

The German research and science-funding organizations together with selected German Chambers of Commerce and Industry are responsible for the foundation of the five Houses. The Houses are located in Tokyo, New Delhi, Moscow, New York and São Paulo. The Houses should increase the visibility of the German science landscape abroad and create synergies and exchange between German and foreign scientific institutions around the world.

The German House of Science and Innovation in São Paulo celebrated its kick-off in March 2009 in the presence of the Federal Minister of Research and Education, Prof. Dr. Annette Schavan, during the Ecogerma 2009 - a major exhibition and congress on sustainable technologies from Germany in São Paulo. The foundation of The German House of Science and Innovation is coordinated by the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Brazil (AHK Brazil). Being close to the AHK helps to open up Brazil's potential for innovation for all German research institutions and companies at the biggest German business hub outside of Germany - São Paulo.

Next to a strongly growing economy, the scientific publication rates and numbers of students, masters and PhD-students increased during the last decades. Based on this sustainable development the importance of Brazil in the world market of science and innovation will increase considerably in the coming years.

The German House of Science and Innovation São Paulo offers: information - network – service – innovation for German and Brazilian partners. This includes distribute existing information about funding instruments and scientific institutions in Germany, organization of delegation trips, symposia or workshops, matchmaking of scientists and innovative entrepreneurs, support and services for the efficient management of bi-lateral scientific projects.

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