Berlin, June 16-18, 2025

After a successful first version celebrated in June 2023 in Santiago (Chile), the seven founding universities of the Chile-Germany Academic Platform are organizing a second forum, this time to be held in Berlin.

 

Registration open

TO PARTICIPATE please register here:

Working Group 1-4: Forum Registration Form. Deadline for Working Groups 1-4 extended:

Chile: Sunday, Dec 08, 2024, 23:59

Germany: Sunday Jan 12, 2025, 23:59

Working Group 5: Application closed on Nov 17, 2024. The accepted applications will be announced soon.

 

The next forum will be held in Berlin, from June 16 to 18, 2025, hosted by Technische Universität Berlin. In this version, participants will engage in either of the following working groups:

1.    Energy, Raw Materials and Resources for the Green Transition

Scientific coordination: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Roland Dittmeyer

Organizational coordination: Karlsruher Institute of Technology

Considering the urgent need to address climate change, this working group will focus on issues related to the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources. Both countries are committed to this transition, with Chile having a significant renewable energy potential, and Germany offering technological expertise, with the development of green hydrogen as a shared interest. However, there are several challenges on grid infrastructure, cost management, and the integration of new technologies. Social and territorial consequences, public acceptance, job impacts, and land use planning are also a significant concern. Market and political challenges also must be assessed as well to implement effective regulatory frameworks. All this offers opportunities for deepening research through Chile-Germany academic cooperation.

2.    A World in Movement: Climate Change, Territoriality and Migration

Scientific coordination: Prof. Dr. Markus Kotzur

Organizational coordination: Universität Hamburg

This working group seeks to critically explore the dynamic interplay between climate change, territoriality, and human migration. Climate-induced displacement—whether internal or transnational—presents complex and uncertain outcomes for affected communities, demanding a multi-disciplinary approach. The working group will therefore address climate-induced migration and the underlying government policies, governance structures and international legal frameworks but also cultural implications and sensitivities as well as dimensions of justice in its international and local dimensions. Participants are invited to contribute insights from a range of disciplines, including environmental science, law, policy, sociology, human geography, history, area studies, and more to deepen the collective understanding of this critical global issue.

3.    Livable Cities: Resilient Architecture and Urban Development

Scientific coordination: Prof. Dr. Jacob van Rijs

Organizational coordination: TU Berlin

This working group will discuss approaches to help cities become livable and resilient in the face of environmental, social, and economic challenges. Discussions will focus on sustainable urban planning, resilient architectural design, and the integration of green technologies to enhance urban living, ensuring that our cities can thrive now and in the future.

4.    Global Health and New Developments in Biotechnologies

Scientific coordination: Prof. Justo LORENZO BERMEJO, Statistical Genetics Research Group, Institute of Medical Biometry, Heidelberg University

Organizational coordination: Universität Heidelberg

The aim of this working group is to explore research opportunities at the interface between global health and new biotechnological developments. In a rapidly changing landscape, the integration of recent advances in molecular epidemiology and data science offers great potential to improve health and reduce health inequalities worldwide. Emerging (bio)technologies and evidence-based health research can provide new answers to the question of better health for all, but they also pose risks if applied without proper safeguards. This working group will promote binational collaboration in the fields of genetic epidemiology and big data analytics, health innovation, and social determinants of health, while addressing research opportunities as well as ethical and data safety concerns.

5.    The Frontiers of Sciences, Arts and Humanities

Scientific coordination: TBC

Organizational coordination: TBC

This working group is open to researchers -with a PhD degree- of any area of knowledge who do not see their field of studies covered by working groups #1 to #4. (More details below).

 

Registration open

TO PARTICIPATE please register here:

Working Group 1-4: Forum Registration Form

WORKING GROUP 5: CALL FOR RESEARCH THEME PROPOSALS

We call for researchers from partner universities to submit theme proposals for WG 5. The aim is to receive submission with topics that are not covered by the other four working groups.

Requirements:

Must be led by -at least- two researchers: one from a Chilean partner university, and one from a German partner university;
Both lead researchers must have a PhD degree.

Criteria of evaluation:

• Appeal: the proposal has high potential to attract attendees from the institutions involved, and its contents can be broadly disseminated and understood;
• Relevance: the proposal raises and discusses important issues using experience and knowledge from both Chilean and German contexts;
• Clarity of objectives: the intended outcomes of the proposal are easily understood;
• Impact potential: the proposal demonstrates potential to develop collaborations and new connections/activities during and beyond the Forum;
• Interdisciplinarity: the proposal encourages researchers from different academic disciplines to participate in the session.

To apply please fill the application form with the following information:

• Title of the proposed research theme for WG #5;
• Names, affiliations and degrees of both applicants, each from a Chilean and a German partner university;
• WG description with Objectives, Relevance and Work Plan (500 words max);
• Justification of wide academic appeal for Chile and Germany and institutional and scientific impact (300 words max.)

If you have a specific question, please get in touch with your local university coordinator (see contact info in Box 'Contacts for Member Universities'):

Working Group 5: Application closed on Nov 17, 2024. The accepted applications will be announced soon.

 

 

We look forward to seeing you in Berlin in 2025! News will be published on this page.