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Cooperation with the USA and Canada

The USA is Germany's most important scientific and technological cooperation partner among all industrialized countries. Over 50 bilateral cooperation agreements have been concluded. They form the basis of the extensive network of German-American research projects. The key areas of cooperation are space flight (through the ISS) and environmental technologies. There are also successful partnerships in the area of medicine. Germany's cooperation with Canada focuses on biotechnology and nanotechnology. In future, the subject of sustainability will be integrated more closely into the collaboration.

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  USA

  The USA is Germany's most important scientific and technological cooperation partner among all industrialized nations. A large number of joint initiatives are carried out in all fields of science and research. Every year, several thousand scientists and students from Germany and the USA receive public funding for study visits to the respective partner country. The exchange of information has traditionally been intensive. All in all, there are an enormous number of science and research projects that are are carried out jointly or which complement each other.
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  Canada

  Among the developed nations, Canada is a significant cooperation partner for Germany in the fields of education and research. Topics of mutual interest include environmental research, energy, biotechnology and medical research, nanotechnology, and arctic research. A special effort is made to include young scientists in bilateral cooperation activities.
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