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Bi- and multilateral cooperation in education and research

The Federal Ministry of Education and Research cooperates with individual states on many interdisciplinary projects. Direct cooperation makes it possible to devise projects which are tailored to the special situation in each country and to its relations with Germany.
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    Cooperation with Western, Northern and Southern Europe

    Cooperation with other European countries is a central issue for Germany and an especially strong factor in the implementation of the BMBF's funding programmes. Bilateral cooperation predominantly takes place within a multilateral framework and is geared towards actively shaping the European Research Area (ERA). Scientific cooperation in the ERA is generally carried out through direct and unrestricted contact between researchers and research institutions, without the need for government-funded measures to establish these contacts.
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    Cooperation with Central, Eastern and South East Europe

    Cooperation with Central, Eastern and South East European countries is aimed towards European integration. This means that the objectives and framework conditions of bilateral cooperation in education and research are also changing. Whereas in the past attention focused on supporting the integration of the accession countries in the EU, it is now a matter of working together to shape the European Education and Research Area. Furthermore, the respective capabilities are to be linked up in research and development projects which are of mutual interest.
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    Cooperation in Research and Education with the CIS States

    The Russian Federation is an important cooperation partner for Germany. Cooperation in research and technology is one of the main pillars of German-Russian relations. In April 2005, Federal Chancellor Gerhard Schröder and President Vladimir Putin issued a "Joint Declaration on a Strategic Partnership in Education, Research and Innovation", thus reiterating the willingness of both countries to continue and intensify their successful cooperation in a wide range of research areas.
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    Cooperation with the Asian-Pacific region

    According to expert prognoses, China and India will be the world's second- and third-largest economies in less than 10 years. The entire Asia-Pacific region is developing into a dominating force in science, as well. Of course this development poses some risks, but it also offers numerous opportunities, which we can only profit from if we engage in intensive dialogue with these countries. The BMBF actively supports Germany's contacts with this region through different measures in education and research policy. For example, we are currently intensifying the exchange of ideas with Japan and South Korea in the area of research and technology.
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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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