NoPa - Open for inscriptions: Brazilian-German Matchmaking Events in Brazil

29.04.2011

NoPa: New Partnerships - Linking Academic and Technical Cooperation between Brazil and Germany

NoPa aims at linking research and technical cooperation to foster innovation in the fields of protection and sustainable management of the Amazon forests and renewable energies / energy efficiency. It sets up a demand-led call for research proposals and systematically links the research projects with development partners in the public, productive and civil society sector.

More details about NoPa are available here:

NoPa - New Partnerships: Context, Objectives and Lines of Action

Matchmaking to facilitate new partnerships:

A key activity of the NoPa Project is the organization of matchmaking events to facilitate new cooperation between German and Brazilian universities, research institutes, companies, research sponsors and potential research users in the following two key areas:

Tropical Forest Sustainable Management and Protection:

June 02nd - 4th, 2011

Belém, Brazil

More Information about the Event (Program/Matchmaking/Inscription/Accomodation) in Belém:

Matchmaking Event - Belém

Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

June 07th - 09th, 2011

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

More Information about the Event (Program/Matchmaking/Inscription/Accomodation) in Rio de Janeiro:

Matchmaking Event - Rio de Janeiro

Partners:

Brazil:

DCTEC

The Division of Science and Technology (DCTEC) of the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations (MRE) is in charge of bilateral and multilateral cooperation in the fields of science, technology and innovation.

CAPES

CAPES (Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Level Personnel) plays a key role in expanding and consolidating post graduation programs (Master’s and Doctor’s) in all Brazilian states.

Germany:

BMZ

The Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) develops the guide-lines and the long-term strategies of the German development policy. For the execution of its projects it commissions implementing organizations. These organizations work with executing agencies in the partner countries, which are selected by the government of that country.

DAAD

DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) is a non-profit association whose members are 231 higher education institutions and 125 student organizations in Germany. It promotes international relations between higher education institutions in Germany and their counterparts abroad, offering several scholarship and research support programs.

GIZ Brazil

Working in partnership GIZ, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, promotes international cooperation which contributes to sustainable development. Founded in 1.1.2011 GIZ brings together the long-standing expertise of DED, Inwent and GTZ.