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Wembley will be all German this Saturday (May 25) as two of the best European football teams clash in what is expected to be a thrilling match: Bayern Munich versus Borussia Dortmund is Germany’s “El clasico”, comparable to the rivalry of Barcelona vs. Madrid or ManU vs. Chelsea.
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On 22 May the Federal Cabinet approved the signing of the Arms Trade Treaty. By signing the Treaty at the earliest opportunity, Germany will be demonstrating its firm commitment to disarmament, non proliferation and arms control, Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle noted.
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The Skyscraper Festival in Frankfurt am Main offers ascents to the very tops of high-rise towers and highlights on the ground.
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With a special festive occasion in Leipzig Germany’s oldest political party is celebrating the 150th anniversary of its foundation on Thursday, 23 May.
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Germany's minister of foreign affairs, Guido Westerwelle, will once again attend the annual Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum from 17 to 19 June. Its theme this year is "The Future of Growth - Economic Values and the Media".
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Helicopters make a lot of noise - and their rotors and engines are to blame for it. Researchers in Berlin want to change that and cut the noise levels caused both by air turbulence and the machinery.
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From 7 to 16 June 2013, Colognewill be filled with colour when the 5th Cologne India Week 2013 will be organised in the Cathedral city of Germany celebrating the cultural and bilateral exchanges between the two countries.
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Indian-born artist Anish Kapoor is one of the most important of the world’s contemporary artists. He presents his works in the first major exhibition at the Martin-Gropius-Bau in Berlin from 18 May - 24 November, 2013. In an interview to the Guardian newspaper, the artist says the exhibition, entitled 'Kapoor in Berlin', is the best show he has yet put on, as he feels Germany demonstrates a huge degree of respect for the arts.
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The question of how and at what locations knowledge is generated is the subject of an international summer school organised by the Cluster of Excellence “Asia and Europe in a Global Context” at Heidelberg University this coming August. The summer school addresses advanced students and doctoral candidates in the humanities, cultural studies and the social sciences. Applications should be sent to the Cluster by 31 May 2013.
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The Internet hub in Frankfurt am Main is the largest in the world and places Germany in a leading position in the digital world.
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The Indo-German Biodiversity Programme with its overarching goal of conserving biological diversity to ensure livelihoods for future generations conducted its first Project Planning workshop in New Delhi.
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The second 'International BMBF-Conference on Future Megacities' is on from 14 - 16 May 2013 in Hamburg. The main objective of the conference is to organize a forum on innovative solutions for sustainable urban development particularly for emerging megacities in developing and newly industrialising countries.
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Experience research at Technische Universität München (TUM) up close and personal during their Research Opportunities Week (11-15 November, 2013). Twice a year TUM selects 50 postdocs from around the world to take part in this unique program which it finances in full through the Postdoc Mobility Fellowship.
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Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle and Minister of State Cornelia Pieper met with top representatives from Germany’s higher education institutions to discuss Germany’s position as a key location for research and science in international comparison.
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On Thursday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Indian Prime Minister headed the second Indo-German Intergovernmental Consultations in Berlin. The consultations focused on cooperation in the fields of infrastructure, renewable energies, vocational training, higher education and language, health, and security policy. The planned Free Trade Agreement between India and the European Union was also a point of discussion.
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This year’s Asia-Pacific Weeks Berlin (APW) titled “Smart Cities” will focus on the urban challenges of the 21st century and how they affect the globalized world.
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