Category: Study trips

The Helmholtz Association is organising a study-trip for up to 14 EUSJA journalists to selected Helmholtz Research Centres in Germany. The trip will take five days: from September 18th until September 23rd. The thematic focus of the study-trip is “Health Research in the Helmholtz Association”. Participants will visit different research facilities and speak to scientists about their work.

The Helmholtz Association will arrange and bear the expenses for transfer, accommodation and meals during the journalists’ stay in Germany. Participating journalists will be responsible for arranging their transport to and from Germany. Detailed information about transfer from the airport or train station to the hotel as well as names of hotels and restaurants will be provided at a later stage.

The Helmholtz Research Centres are located in different areas across Germany. Therefore, the study trip will start in Munich on Sunday, 18th September and end in Berlin on Friday, 23rd September. In special cases, we will provide up to one extra night of accommodation.

Application via national representatives no later than May 30th.

Download a description of the study trip as a pdf-file.

Preliminary Programme

SUNDAY, 18 September 2011
18:30 Arrival in Munich & Get-together at hotel & Dinner

MONDAY, 19 September 2011
German Research Center for Environmental Health (Munich)

TUESDAY, 20 September 2011
German Cancer Research Centre (Heidelberg) & German Centre for Neurodegenerative Diseases (Bonn)

WEDNESDAY, 21 September 2011
Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (Braunschweig)

THURSDAY, 22 September 2011
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ (Leipzig) & Helmholtz Annual Assembly – Presentation and Evening Reception (Berlin)

FRIDAY, 23 September 2011
Meeting with the press officers of all Helmholtz-Centres & Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) (Berlin)

End of the trip in Berlin

SFVJ – the Swedish association of science journalists – invites 20 science journalists to an Eusja study trip to Uppsala, Sweden, 25–27 May 2011.
Normal Eusja rules apply.

Uppsala is a university town situated 70 kilometers north of Stockholm (35 kilometers north of Stockholm Arlanda international airport) There are both trains and busses from the airport to Uppsala.

Here is a preliminary programme:

Wednesday 25 May
Afternoon. EUSJA-journalists arrive in Uppsala from Arlanda airport.
Welcome mingle with Swedish science journalists at restaurant and jazz club ”Katalin” in the evening (Participants will have to pay at least part of the cost themselves).

Hotel near the railway station.

Thursday 26 May
Visit Uppsala university, Ångströmlaboratoriet – the physics department.
Visit SLU – Swedish university of agriculture.
Lunch and visit at SGU – the Swedish geological survey. Information about research in carbon dioxide sequestering, prospecting and mining, the seafloor in the Baltic etc.
Dinner sponsored by Uppsala kommun.

Evening stroll visiting occational bars by the Fyris river before going back to the hotel.

Friday 27 May
Visit to Swedish Radio’s department for science, which is located in Uppsala.
Luch somewhere.
Visits to Uppsala cathedral , the castle, the university library Carolina Rediviva, the museum of science history in the 17th century building Gustavianum etc.
Train or bus to the airport. Good-bye.

More detailed information will follow later.

Apply to mailto:erika.ingvald@gmail.com

before 10 May 2011

Welcome to Sweden.

UPDATE: Final programme online – download here! Application still possible!

EUSJA study trip to Heidelbergfrom 18 to 20 of July 2011 to see 2 famous research institutes – DKFZ (German Cancer Research Centre) and EMBL (European Molecular Biology Laboratory).

EUSJA has 25 invitations.

Journalists will be offered accommodation (3 nights), meal and travel to/from Frankfurtairport for free.

Applications (name, position in media, e-mail) should be sent via national associations by April 20.

Draft programme
Sunday 17 July

• Arrival at Hotel ISG, Heidelberg

Monday 18 July

EMBL Heidelberg

• 9.00 – 16.00 Introduction to EMBL: Presentation of research highlights /Tour to EMBL laboratories
• 16.00 Greetings from Iain Mattaj, Director General EMBL
• 16.15 Presentation of EUROSCIENCE Media awards. Keynote lecture: Clive Cookson, Science editor, Financial Times
• 18.00 Evening reception in the EMBL Advanced Training Centre

Tuesday 19 July

EMBL Heidelberg: Presentation of research highlights / Visit of EMBL core facilities / One-to one interviews with scientists

• 13.00 Departure to DKFZ Heidelberg / DKFZ afternoon and evening programme

Wednesday 20 July

• DKFZ programme
• 16.00 Departure

As the symposium on solar energy at the DESY research center approaches, participants are eagerly anticipating the wealth of knowledge and insights that will be shared during this event. The program encompasses a wide range of topics, including renewable energy, climate change, and the societal impact of solar power. From discussions on the role of renewable energy in mitigating climate change to exploring the current and future solar energy technologies in Europe and MENA, attendees will gain valuable insights into the advancements and trends in this field. The symposium not only focuses on large-scale solar projects but also acknowledges the importance of solar power at the individual level, making it relevant for homeowners interested in implementing solar energy systems. For those considering the switch to solar, tools like a solar roi calculator can provide a useful assessment of the financial benefits and return on investment associated with installing solar panels. With the knowledge and inspiration gained from this symposium, participants will be better equipped to contribute to the widespread adoption of solar power, whether on a personal or a larger scale.

EUSJA study trip to Hamburg organized by TELI, to International symposium on solar energy at DESY research center from 18 to 20 of May 2011.

The organizers will cover 3 nights of accomodation and meals, participants have to take care about their flights.

Applications (name, position in media, e-mail) should be sent via national association no later than April 29th. The number of participants: 15.

PROGRAMME
Wednesday, 18 May 2011

• 17:00 Registration opens (venue: DESY)
• 19:00 Public Podium discussion (in German) – in cooperation with DESERTEC foundation, University Hamburg (location UHH)
• 20:30 Welcome Reception venue: DESY

Thursday, 19 May 2011

• 09:00 signing of DESY-SESAME MoU – in Seminar room
• 09:30 Opening Remarks: Helmut Dosch, Director General DESY and Ulrich Wagner, DLR, First Mayor of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (tbc), Maged Al-Sherbiny, President of Egyptian Academy of Scientific Research and Technology and Khaled Toukan, Director General SESAME,
• 10:00 Panel of Government Representatives: Chairperson: Klaus Töpfer, Executive Director IASS, Potsdam; Günther Oettinger, Commissioner for Energy, European Commission (video message); NN, Ministry for Higher Education and Scientific Research, Egypt;Georg Schütte, Secretary of State, German Ministry for Education and Research;Gretchen Kalonji, Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences UNESCOM; Nobuo Tanaka, Executive Director IEA (tbc)
• 11:00 Coffee Break
• 11:30 Panel on Renewable Energy, Climate Change and Societal Challenges. Key questions: What is the role of renewable energy for climate change mitigation, for energy security, to remove energy poverty and for socio-economic growth?Chairperson: Eberhard Umbach, President Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (tbc); Walter Kohn, University of California, Santa Barbara, Nobel Laureate 1998; Odeh Al-Jayyousi, Regional Director, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Jordan; Mojib Latif, IFM-GEOMAR Kiel;Ottmar Edenhofer, Chief Economist, PIK Potsdam; Carlo Rubbia, Scientific Director IASS, former Director-General CERN, Nobel Laureate 1984
• 12:45 Lunch
• Press Conference in Seminar room
• 14:00 Science, Sustainability and Global Responsibility. Key question: How can science and technology contribute more effectively to achieve the goals of a sustainable development in the world? Chair: Gretchen Kalonji, UNESCO; Keynote Speaker: Ahmed Zewail, Caltech, US Science Envoy for MENA, Nobel Laureate 1999 (tbc); Panelists: Hartmut Grassl, Former Director Max-Planck-Institute; Khaled Toukan, Director General SESAME; Herwig Schopper, Chair of Scientific Board of UNESCO International Basic Science Programme IBSP, former Director-General CERN, former President SESAME Council; Amin Mobarak, Cairo University; NN, DG Research, European Commission;
• 15:45 Coffee Break
• 16:15 Solar Energy Projects in Europe and MENA. Key question: What are the current and future solar energy technologies, innovations and trends, market and projects in Europe and MENA? Chair: Jamila Matar, Energy Secretary, Arab League (tbc); Keynote Speaker: Robert Pitz-Paal, DLR; Panelists: Luis Crespo, Protermo Solar, Spain;  Fabrizio Fabrizi, ENEA Italy; Costas Papanicolas, Cyprus Institute of Technology
  Yehiam Prior, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel; Hafid Aourag or Tahar Sahraoui, Algeria, “The Algerian Solar Tower Project”;
• Ca. 18:15 End
• 18:45 Departure/Transfer to Restaurant
• 20:00 Banquet Dinner (Location tbd) – After-Dinner Speech: Ernst-Ulrich von Weizsäcker
• Ca 23:00 Back at hotels

Friday, 20 May 2011

• 09:00 Bridging Solar Energy from MENA to Europe. Key question: What policy and regulatory frameworks (EU policy, directives, national plans in EU and MENA, certificate/emission trading etc) are needed to promote the transfer of solar energy from MENA to Europe. What financial structures/instruments can mobilize investments? What grid infrastructure has to be in place? Chair: NN, MENA;
  Keynote: Claudia Kemfert, German Institute of Economic Research and Hertie School of Governance; Panelists: Rainer Aringhoff, Dii GmbH; Marc Strauss, Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean;
  Mohamed Mousa Omran, First Understate Secretary for Research, Planning and Authorities Follow-up, Ministry of Electricity and Energy, Egypt; Suhail Kiwan, Jordan University of Science and Technology
  Georges de Montravel, MEDGRID – Grid infrastructure (tbc);
• 10:45 Coffee Break
• 11:15 Solar Energy Projects around the world. Chairperson: Seethapathy Chander, Asian Development Bank; Chandra Govindarajalu, World Bank; Yutaka Tamaura, Tokio Institute of Technology – “A perspective from Asia”; Zifeng Wang, Chinese Academy of Science; NN, USA (or India)
• 12:15 Lunch
• 13:15 Scientific and Educational Projects in MENA as anchor points for collaboration and for capacity building. Key question: What scientific institutes/projects/ideas in MENA could serve as anchor points to engage into a science/energy partnership? What academic/educational initiatives/networks exist to promote renewable energies? Chair: Herman Winick, Stanford University; Keynote: Maged Al-Sherbiny, President of Egyptian Academy of Scientific Research and Technology; Science Projects in MENA – Panel: Zehra Sayers, Sabanci University, Turkey – SESAME; Zahid Hussain, LBL Berkeley, Photon Science for Renewable Energy; Mostapha Bousmina, General Director Inanotech, Nanomaterials R&D in MENA (tbc); Educational/Academic Aspect – Panel: Mouldi Miled, Executive Director Desertec University Network
  Louy Qoaider, DLR, enerMENA
• 15:00 Round Table Discussion: Contributions towards a joint Science/Energy Partnership: What can Europe contribute in terms of education, science and technology towards forging a European/MENA science/energy partnership? What are the specific demands/needs in MENA? Round Table Moderator: Proposed Participants: NN, DLR; Eicke Weber, Fraunhofer Association; Maximilian Metzger, German Ministry for Education and Research (tbc); Rudolf Strohmeier, Deputy Director-General, DG Research, European Commission; Sir Chris Llewellyn-Smith, President SESAME Council, former Director- General of CERN and Chair of the ITER Council; Gerhard Knies, DESERTEC Foundation; Adnan Badran, President of Petra University, Jordan, former Deputy Director General of UNESCO
• 16:00 Preliminary Conclusions – Helmut Dosch, DESY
• 16:20 End of Conference