Information on events associated with the
German-Turkish Year of Research,
Education and Innovation 2014
01.01.1970
TD-IHK: finding interns a specific placement
Gaining practical experience at a company, getting to know daily business routines, establishing contacts, and all of
this in a foreign business environment during your studies – for many students, this is a dream which is difficult to
realise. But not for talented students at TOBB University, for example.
01.01.1970
Deutsche Welle presents the Beethovenfest to the world
01.01.1970
German, Turkish journalists meet to eliminate prejudices
Young German and Turkish journalists have met over three days in İstanbul as part of a program that will continue in
Berlin for more than two months, concluding that exchange projects and programs between different groups and
stakeholders from Germany and Turkey are important for both sides to overcome the challenges and prejudices they
face.
01.01.1970
[Translate to Englisch:] Beethovenfest 2014 - eine Bilanz
[Translate to Englisch:] Mit einem Konzert der Deutschen Kammerphilharmonie Bremen und einem "theatralen
Kongress" namens "Save the World" ist das Beethovenfest in Bonn zu Ende gegangen. Es war ein Querschnitt der
weltweiten Klassikszene.
01.01.1970
British and Turkish Women‘s Life Writing - "Feminist Dialogues Across Cultures"
Chair: Dr. Jana Nittel (Bremen University; Faculty 10; English-Speaking Cultures) Referentin: Dr. Hülya Adak (Sabancı
University, Istanbul; European Studies).
01.01.1970
Turkish Week at the Otto-Friedrich-University in Bamberg on the occasion of the German-Turkish Year of Science
2014
An information booth about the Turkish partner universities of the Otto-Friedrich-Universität in Bamberg will be
made available in the lobby of building U11, An der Universität 11? during the Turkish Week (December 1 to 6, 2014).
01.01.1970
Turkish-German 3D Spatial Information Technologies Workshop
Safranbolu, Karabük, Turkey.
01.01.1970
3rd German-Turkish Innovation Forum on Energy and Environmental Technologies in the Framework of
HORIZON 2020
Matchmaking platform for representatives of German and Turkish research institutions, universities and companies
who wish to cooperate in developing R&D projects as part of Horizon 2020.
23.01.2014
Kick-off event
German-Turkish Year of Research, Education and Innovation 2014, on January 23 at the E-Werk in Berlin
24.01.2014 - 24.01.2014
Research Destination Turkey
The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) will organize workshop on January 24, 2014
in Berlin, Germany. The event aims at creating awareness on recent developments in Turkish Research Area, national
and international research funding mechanisms for reintegration and sabbatical to Turkey.
28.01.2014 - 28.01.2014
"GeT-Net" - German Turkish Network Meeting
The German-Turkish Year of Science 2014 is the perfect reason to launch intensified networking activities in the field
of German-Turkish cooperation.
13.03.2014 - 13.03.2014
5+1 victorious
"5+1" is the name of the team which won the "German Campaign" practical project run by Ankara University's Faculty
of Communication.
19.03.2014 - 22.03.2014
Workshop on Science and Technology Education
The main aim of this workshop is to prepare action plans which will provide effective brain circulation on science and
technology education between two countries.
26.03.2014 - 26.03.2014
R&D PROJECT BROKERAGE EVENT 2014!
03.04.2014 - 03.04.2014
Irmtrud Pohl at GÜÇKOBIR
Irmtrud Pohl, wife of the German Ambassador to Turkey, is supporting GÜÇKOBIR by donating sports equipment.
10.04.2014
Presentation event at Ankara University “Lexikon des Dialogs. Grundbegriffe aus Christentum und Islam“ (Lexicon
of Dialogue: Basic Concepts from Christendom and Islam)
As part of the German-Turkish Year of Science 2014, a presentation event took place at Ankara University on 10 April
2014 to mark the publication of the "Lexicon of Dialogue: Basic Concepts from Christendom and Islam”, in
partnership with the Eugen-Biser-Stiftung (Eugen Biser Foundation) and the Faculty of Divinity.
12.04.2014
Intercultural competence in medicine
02.05.2014
Meeting of Erich-Frank-Gesellschaft and TATIK
06.05.2014 - 08.05.2014
Discussion Forum on possibilities of establishing a Turkish-German Applied Technical University
21.05.2014 - 30.05.2014
Hittites in the Embassies
The Çorum Foundation Ankara collaborated with the German Embassy to stage a programme on the Hittite people
on 21 May 2014 at 7 p.m. at the Goethe-Institut Ankara.
23.05.2014
CogSci in Germany, CogSci in Turkey
The seminar event aims at bringing together cognitive science researchers in Germany and in Turkey. We aim at
setting up long-term collaborative relations both among experienced researchers and among young researchers.
03.06.2014 - 04.06.2014
Bilkent - Fraunhofer IIS symposium
Scientists from the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS and professors from Bilkent University are
together holding a science symposium on various current research topics in the fields of communications technology,
image processing and medical engineering.
The aim of the Bilkent - Fraunhofer IIS symposium is to further develop the collaborative relationship that has
already existed for several years and to work together in shared research fields through projects at either a bilateral
or an EU level.
04.06.2014
TGD Science Prize
Award of the second Türkische Gemeinde in Deutschland (Turkish Community in Germany, TGD) science prize
11.06.2014 - 13.06.2014
Event at the Faculty of Engineering's Department of Physics and Engineering
Ankara University’s Department of Physics and Engineering
11.06.2014 - 13.06.2014
GERMAN - TURKISH COOPERATION IN PHYSICS: NEW CHALLENGES IN SCIENCE
Turkish and German physicists to gather in Ankara for Humboldt Kolleg. Discussions will include fundamental issues
relating to sharing research knowledge and experience.
16.06.2014 - 17.06.2014
Second GeT Net Meeting
Humboldt University, Berlin.
16.06.2014 - 21.06.2014
Creative competition: "Science Bridging Nations"
Between now and 21 July 2014, we are asking creative minds from around the world to design a poster illustrating
German-Turkish cooperation. Entries can be submitted via the online platform jovoto. There is the chance to win
cash prizes, while the overall winner can look forward to a trip to the closing event of the Year of Science in Istanbul.
16.06.2014 - 17.06.2014
Photovoltaic Workshop
Istanbul, TÜBITAK Marmara Research Center
03.07.2014 - 03.07.2014
The Berliner Schloss -- a Keystone and Culmination of the "Critical Reconstruction" Phase
Heinrich--Heine--Str. 15, 10179 Berlin. This event is organized by Bahcesehir University’s "Istanbul – Berlin Art
Bridge" program in collaboration with BAU International Berlin. Both of these institutions are key campuses in the
BAU Global Network of Universities, and collaborate in various areas from teaching and research to cultural
initiatives.
20.07.2014 - 10.08.2014
IMAGINARY through the eyes of mathematics!
Karlstorbahnhof; Heidelberg
18.08.2014 - 29.08.2014
Informatica Feminale 2014
International Summer University for Women in Computing.
30.08.2014 - 05.02.2015
1. Turkey Autumn Cologne 2014
The first Turkey Autumn, to take place from September to November 2014 in Cologne, will turn the cathedral city
into a centre of cultural, scientific and business-related dialogue between Turkey and Germany. During this period,
German-Turkish relationships will be made the focus of public attention in Cologne.
31.08.2014 - 04.09.2014
"Research in Germany" at the 5th Congress of the European Association for Chemical and Molecular Sciences
(EuCheMS)
Istanbul, Turkey.
23.09.2014 - 24.09.2014
11th BMBF Forum for Sustainability
Ludwig Erhard Haus, Berlin.
25.09.2014 - 26.09.2014
Turkish-German Aerospace Clusters Joint Workshop
26.09.2014 - 27.09.2014
Workshop on Managing Innovation in Air Transport (to reduce congestion and improve efficiency)
The Workshop focuses on the innovation issue in different sectors of Air Transport value chain.
29.09.2014 - 01.10.2014
German Conference on Bioinformatics (GCB)
The German Conference on Bioinformatics (GCB) is an annual, international conference devoted to all areas of
bioinformatics. Recent meetings attracted a multinational audience with 250 – 300 participants each year.
12.10.2014 - 16.10.2014
Energy Technologies 2014
Ankara, Middle East Technical University (ODTÜ)
13.10.2014 - 13.10.2014
Turkish - German Conference on Energy Technologies
Recent developments of energy technologies.
13.10.2014 - 17.10.2014
Workshop "Link-in-Energy"
The main goal of the project is the development of architectural solutions for sustainable buildings. Looking at the
future of architecture, two different approaches are discussed: The low-tech strategy, which focusses on reducing of
the input and the high-tech strategy, which tries to find the most efficient solutions, which can do more than
‘energy-saving’.
13.10.2014 - 17.10.2014
Currywurst meets Döner
Currywurst meets Döner invites you to learn about the culinary diversity of both cultures before, during and after the
events.
13.10.2014
A political comparison of the events in Gezi and Frankfurt
The panellists are Prof. Dr. Maria do Mar Castro Varela (Alice Salomon Hochschüle Berlin University of Applied
Sciences) and Dr. Gökhan Tuncer (Humboldt University of Berlin).
14.10.2014 - 31.10.2014
Faces of the Humboldt University of Berlin
Through images and texts, this exhibition portrays students, academics and other members of the Humboldt
University of Berlin who have Turkish roots.
14.10.2014
University and society — internationalisation as an driving force for integration
Does the internationalisation of Universities have a positive effect on society — or are the "academic ivory towers"
and society disconnected from one another?
15.10.2014 - 17.10.2014
A cliché-free zone — contemporary Turkish literature in German
Publisher binooki will present their offering of contemporary Turkish literature.
15.10.2014
Everyday I'm Capuling — Gezi Park Protests 2013
The filmmaker Martina Priessner lives between Berlin and Istanbul and is an expert on Istanbul. Her film reviews the
events that took place in the summer of 2013.
16.10.2014
Erdogan as President: On the road to a new Turkey?
The panellists are Prof. Dr. Silvia von Steinsdorff (Humboldt University of Berlin), Prof. Ersin Kalaycioglu (Sabanci
University) and Prof. Dr. Kerem Altiparmak (Ankara University).
16.10.2014
Open research workshop: Constitutional politics in Turkey
The research workshop is aimed at students, young researchers and more established academics, who are warmly
invited to discuss the constitutional politics in Turkey.
16.10.2014
"More-than-Moore" Joint Virtual Lab
Sabancı University, Turkey – IHP, Germany.
18.10.2014
Max Planck Science Tunnel Exhibition is in Istanbul
Max Planck Science Tunnel Exhibition welcomes its guests for the first time in İstanbul on 18th of October.
19.10.2014 - 22.10.2014
World Health Summit 2014
The World Health Summit (WHS) 2014 will be held from October 19 – 22 at the Federal Foreign Office, Berlin.
21.10.2014 - 21.10.2014
Scientific Symposium Heinrich Wieland Prize 50th Anniversary
Outstanding research from chemistry and biology to medicine. The Boehringer Ingelheim Foundation offers travel
grants, poster presentations and a "Meet the Laureates".
21.10.2014 - 21.10.2014
Turkish-German Innovation Summit
Frankfurt Airport, Germany
23.10.2014
Contemporary Turkish Studies
"Contemporary Turkish Studies" lectures series at the University of Marburg's Center for Near and Middle Eastern
Studies.
23.10.2014 - 25.10.2014
Railway Security Management Systems Workshop
Sakarya University, Turkey.
23.10.2014 - 24.10.2014
German-Turkish Science Dialogue
On the occasion of the German-Turkish Year of Science, the Leopoldina and the Humboldt Foundation have started
a joint format: the German-Turkish Science Dialogue. The initiative highlights the contribution of scientists in
tackling the systemic challenges of future developments: in societies, spaces and economies, in environment and
health, as well as in the research-driven advancement of science and the innovation-based development of new
technologies.
23.10.2014 - 23.10.2014
Turkish Film Week in Berlin
23.10.2014 - 24.10.2014
Modernisation through migration
Symposium, Turkey.
24.10.2014
Networked Challenges
Tectonics - Megacities - Urban Planning. 1st German-Turkish Science Dialogue "Networked Challenges: Tectonics –
Megacities – Urban Planning".
24th October 2014, 13:30 – 18:30 h; Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Architecture; Taşkışla Campus, 34743
Beyoğlu, Istanbul, Turkey.
30.10.2014 - 31.10.2014
Climate change response at the local level in Istanbul
This 1st workshop on "Climate change" response at the local level in Istanbul aims at discussing different climate
change governance approaches as well as best practices with regards to climate change response in cities.
30.10.2014 - 31.10.2014
Animal Immunogenetic and Molecular Immunology Workshop
Erciyes University, Turkey.
04.11.2014 - 05.11.2014
MicroRNA Workshop
Gediz University Izmir; Turkey.
05.11.2014 - 06.11.2014
World Automotive Conference in Turkey
“World Automotive Conference in Turkey” will attract automotive, logistics and technology sector leaders from
around the globe.
07.11.2014 - 08.11.2014
Anniversary Conference "20 Years of German-Turkish psychiatry - barriers, bridges and perspectives"
07.11.2014 - 13.11.2014
International Crime and Punishment Film Festival
10.11.2014 - 14.11.2014
Interest in delegation trip to Konya for German businesspeople
During the development trip, German and Turkish researchers and industry representatives will meet in order to
further cultivate the exchange of knowledge and experiences, and to deepen the cooperation between universities
regarding training and further education, during the German-Turkish Year of Research, Education and Innovation.
11.11.2014
Metabolomics for Biomarker Discovery and Personalised Therapies in Sepsis
Hacettepe University; Turkey.
13.11.2014
Fifth Meeting on Towards Establishment of the Turkish Arctic & Antarctic Research Program (TuArk)
Middle East Technical University, Institute of Marine Sciences, Mersin - Turkey.
18.11.2014 - 20.11.2014
Workshop on "Nuclear structure studies using empirical and theoretical ground and excited state properties"
The workshop will cover ground state observables such as masses and charge radii, and excited state observables, in
particular low-lying excited levels, for nuclei in different regions of the nuclei chart. One of the main goals of the
workshop is to combine all of these observables and study nuclear structure in a wider perspective with well known
scientists who are experts in their fields.
20.11.2014
Digital Storytelling and Everyday Life Narratives of Turkish Migrant Women Living in Melbourne, Australia
Technische Hochschule Nürnberg Georg Simon Ohm / Burcu Simsek aims to discuss her current work on digital
storytelling workshops that she has ran this August-September with migrant women from Turkey living in
Melbourne.
22.11.2014 - 23.11.2014
Grid integration of renewable energy resources via EMTP-ATP
Gebze Institute of High Technology, Turkey.
24.11.2014 - 26.11.2014
Turkish Days at Landshut University
The Turkish Days will take place from 24 to 26 November 2014 at Landshut University as part of the Turkish Weeks
organised by the German Rectors' Conference (HRK).
28.11.2014
German Turkish Business Forum of BridgehouseLaw
BridgehouseLaw, İstanbul. For the purpose of enhancing business ties and create networking channels among
Turkish and German enterpreneurs, corporations and businessmen we have initiated our business forums at the
beginning of this year in Cologne. Now, we will hold the second business forum in Istanbul.
05.12.2014 - 06.12.2014
I. International Workshop about Biogas and Kompost
Akdeniz University, Turkey.
10.12.2014 - 12.12.2014
The workshop on the improvements of Organic Standards in Turkey
Ege University, Turkey.
11.12.2014 - 12.12.2014
AreGE3 - 3. Aegean R&D and Technology Days
AreGE3 is 2-day mega conference and technology marketplace that is organized by Ege University EBILTEM
Technology Transfer Office to bring together local and international seekers and providers of new technologies and
innovative solutions, to foster collaboration and partnerships.
11.12.2014
Closing Event of the Turkish Weeks at German Universities
Technical University of Berlin.
11.12.2014
Istanbul Day at the TU Berlin
Technical University of Berlin.
07.01.2015 - 07.01.2015
TD-IHK (Chamber of Industry and Commerce) Round Table
13.01.2015 - 13.01.2015
From community to the individual - Turkish-German perspectives for innovative health science, health policy and
health economics
Turkey and Germany face major societal challenges due to ongoing demographic changes, affecting the burden of
diseases and necessary health care structures to address these challenges. Institutions in both countries possess key
knowledge to develop and contribute solutions.
07.02.2015
Islam in Europe, religious freedom and dialogue between Christians and Muslims
On 7 February 2015, the Eugen Biser Foundation and the University of Tübingen's Center for Islamic Theology will
be holding an open discussion with the title "Dialogue between Christians and Muslims" as part of the
German-Turkish Year of Science.
16.02.2015
A life with two homelands
Documentary film and discussion in the Haus der katholischen Kirche, Stuttgart.
19.02.2015 - 20.02.2015
Workshop (Re-)Migrants in the German-Turkish Innovation Network
The topic under discussion will be theoretical perspectives and empirical results relating to the role of (re-)migrants
in the German-Turkish Innovation Network.
20.04.2015
Call for applications for Mercator-IPC Fellowships
Stiftung Mercator and Istanbul Policy Center at Sabancı University invite academics, journalists and professionals
with an interest in Turkey to apply for a fellowship program that aims to strengthen academic, political and social ties
between Turkey and Germany, as well as Turkey and Europe.