Humboldt Colloquium in Amman, 2009

Researchers from the Near East and colleagues from Germany met at the Humboldt Colloquium in Amman to discuss regional perspectives for research and cooperation with Germany.

German-Middle East conference for researchers in Jordan

250 academics will be assembling in Amman on 10 and 11 May at the invitation of the Humboldt Foundation and the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities

Some 250 academics from more than 20 countries – most of them from the Near East and Northern Africa – will meet in Amman on 10 and 11 May at the invitation of the Humboldt Foundation and the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities for the German-Middle East International Conference. The event is being held under the patronage of King Abdullah II of Jordan.

The aim of the conference is to promote expert discussions and cultural dialogue between academics of all disciplines from the Arab region and Germany and to encourage the creation of scientific networks. In addition to the Humboldt Foundation and the BBAW, representatives of the German Research Foundation and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) will also participate and present information on research funding opportunities and academic cooperation with Germany.

The DAAD will support a Young Scientists Workshop which is designed to present the working conditions of junior researchers in the Arab region as well as networking.

The second day will essentially be dedicated to discussions between Humboldt Alumni from the region and to the development of new focus areas for regional and international networking.

After the colloquium, the Humboldt delegation, led by its President, Helmut Schwarz, will visit a number of Jordanian universities.

To date, the Humboldt Foundation has enabled almost 1,300 highly-qualified academics from the Near East and Northern Africa to spend time researching in Germany. These academics often hold leading political as well as academic positions in their own countries and thus drive forward important academic and social issues.

Press contact in Jordan (from May 8): Georg Scholl, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation: +49 (0) 160 – 97245344 (mobile

Press contact Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities: Gisela Lerch, Tel. + 49 (0) 30/20370-657, lerch@bbaw.de

The programme can be found at: http://www.humboldt-foundation.de/presse

The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation

The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation annually enables more than 1900 researchers from all over the world to spend time researching in Germany. The Foundation maintains a network of some 23,000 Humboldtians from all disciplines in 130 countries worldwide - including 41 Nobel Prize winners.

The Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities

The Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities is an international and interdisciplinary society of scholars. It attained worldwide fame and recognition as the Prussian Academy of Sciences. With its Interdisciplinary Research Groups and Initiatives it also serves policy and society by advising. Some 30 traditional Academy Projects make it the largest non-university research institution with a profile in the humanities in the Berlin-Brandenburg region.

Contact

Kristina Güroff
Barbara Wieners-Horst
Kerstin De Giorgio
Press and Communications
Tel.: +49 228 833-144/257
Fax: +49 228 833-441
presse@avh.de

Georg Scholl
Head of
Press and Communications
Tel.: +49 228 833-258
Fax: +49 228 833-441
presse@avh.de

Further information

• Programme (PDF)