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» Published on 24. November 2010

Bielefeld at the centre of an international focus on industrial biotechnology

Series of European conferences launched on 21 November at Bielefeld University

From 21 to 24 November, internationally renowned experts along with young academics from more than 20 nations will be meeting in Bielefeld to present current findings and trends in using bacteria and yeasts to produce materials from renewable resources. The conference "Microorganisms for Industrial Biotechnology" is the first in a new series of European Science Foundation (ESF) conferences to be held at Bielefeld University.

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» Published on 8. November 2010

CITEC Cluster of Excellence at Bielefeld University Exhibits Cognitive Interaction Technology for the Medical Profession at the MEDICA Trade Fair

The Cluster of Excellence "Cognitive Interaction Technology" (CITEC) at Bielefeld University will be exhibiting a new application of cognitive interaction technology for the medical profession at the MEDICA 2010 Trade Fair. You can find this at the joint stand of the State Government of North Rhine-Westphalia in Hall 3 (Booth 3/C90) from the 17th to the 20th of November. The system platform, the first of its kind in the world, presents visitors with a demonstration of how a virtual reality (VR) can be used for diagnosis, treatment, and neuropsychological rehabilitation in the fields of neurology and psychiatry.

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» Published on 5. November 2010

Bielefelder Wissenschaftspreis: Prizewinner's Colloquium with Hans Joas on 19 November

Topic: Creativity – Self-Transcendence - Violence

The "2010 Bielefelder Wissenschaftspreis" [Bielefeld academic prize], awarded by the Sparkasse Bielefeld Foundation in remembrance of the sociologist Niklas Luhmann, goes to Professor Dr. Hans Joas, the sociologist and social philosopher at Erfurt University. The award ceremony, to be held on the evening of 19 November at Bielefeld City Art Gallery, will be accompanied by a "Prizewinner's Colloquium" to start at 11 a.m. on the same day in the Senate Meeting Room at Bielefeld University. Chaired by the Bielefelder theologist and sociologist Professor Dr. Dr. Heinrich W. Schäfer, the title will be "Creativity – Self-Transcendence – Violence".

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» Published on 2. November 2010

Feeling at Home in a Cosmopolitan University

A prize for Bielefeld University in the Humboldt Foundation's "Welcome Centres" best-practice competition

Bielefeld University is one of the seven winners in the third round of the "Welcome Centres" best-practice competition for cosmopolitan universities. The competition was started by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, the Deutsche Telekom Foundation, and the Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft [Donors' Association]. Prizes are going to research centres for excellent care of foreign academics and for their ideas on the further development of "Welcome Centres." After 2006 and 2008, this is the final round of the competition. The Welcome Service for international academics at Bielefeld University now belongs to a network of 13 prize-winning Welcome Centres in Germany selected in the three rounds of the competition. Bielefeld University's ideas for the social and cultural integration of international academic guests and especially their partners or families particularly impressed the jury. The award  includes prize money of 10,000 EUR for implementing the proposed measures.

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» Published on 2. November 2010

CHE-Ranking: Mathematics at Bielefeld University – One of Europe's leaders

The Faculty of Mathematics at Bielefeld University belongs to the "Excellence Group" of European mathematics departments according to the ExcellenceRanking published today by the CHE Centre for Higher Education Development in Gütersloh. The Faculty ranked particularly strongly in the number of publications, the number of citations, and in student mobility. A further important criterion was having an Erasmus Mundus Masters Course. According to CHE, this makes Bielefeld University one of the 130 European higher education institutes offering excellent departments and an international orientation to Masters and postgraduate students.

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