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On 8 January 2026, Minister of Science Dr Manja Schüle and Dr Ranjit Kumar Sinha, Secretary of State for Technical Education of the Government of Uttarakhand, signed an agreement on future science and research cooperation between the State of Brandenburg and the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute) | Miguel Zumalacárregui receives a Consolidator Grant from the European Research Council. The European Research Council selects a project on gravitational-wave lensing, led by Miguel Zumalacárregui, a group leader in the Astrophysical and Cosmological Relativity department at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics, with a…

Brandenburg State Capital Potsdam | Potsdam continues to demonstrate strong momentum: In the latest nationwide city ranking by IW Consult, WirtschaftsWoche and ImmoScout24, the state capital not only reaches first place in the newly introduced Infrastructure Index but also stands out with high quality of life and dynamic economic development.

Joint press release by Standortmanagement Golm GmbH, AGROLAB Potsdam GmbH and ProPotsdam GmbH | The AGROLAB GROUP is constructing a laboratory building with state-of-the-art infrastructure for water analysis at Potsdam Science Park. The laboratory group, which has more than 30 branches across Europe, is expanding its range of quality analyses for drinking water, groundwater, wastewater…

In the current edition of the renowned “Times Higher Education” (THE) ranking, the University of Potsdam was able to retain its top position from the previous year. Ranked in the 201-250 group, it occupies an excellent position in the growing field of now 2191 ranked universities from 115 countries worldwide. There are eight German universities…

BVIZ Press Release | Berlin, 5 Nov. 2025 – The Federal Association of German Innovation, Technology and Startup Centers (BVIZ Bundesverband Deutscher Innovations- Technologie und Gründerzentren e.V.) welcomes Germany’s High-Tech Agenda (HTAD) as a commitment to competitiveness and new economic dynamism. At the opening event last week, the federal government made clear that innovation will…