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COSIMENA

COSIMENA 2026: Advancing Cross-Regional Scientific Collaboration

From medicine and neuroscience to urban planning and digital humanities, COSIMENA’s 2026 partnerships bring together leading minds from Egypt, Germany, and the MENA region. Through workshops, symposia, and academic exchanges, these initiatives are fostering innovation, strengthening networks, and driving interdisciplinary solutions to global challenges.

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Alumni Services

Celebrating Alumni and German–Egyptian Collaboration in 2025

On 29 September, the DAAD Alumni Conference 2025 was held at the DAAD Regional Office Cairo. The conference, themed “DAAD Alumni in Medicine: Successful Partnerships in Health Sciences between Egypt and Germany,” brought together alumni, researchers, and academic leaders to showcase successful collaborations in medical research and education.

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A Century of Academic Exchange

Celebrating 100 Years of DAAD and 65 Years of DAAD in Egypt

In September 2025, the DAAD Regional Office in Cairo marked a remarkable milestone, celebrating 100 years of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) worldwide and 65 years of DAAD’s presence in Egypt.

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COSIMENA

OIB-COSIMENA Research Colloquium IV on Diverse Sciences in Islamic Civilization - Science in the Service of Knowledge

The DAAD Regional Office Cairo invites you to attend the 1st public lectures under the “ OIB-COSIMENA Research Colloquium IV: Science in the service of Islam” organised within the framework of the DAAD project “Clusters of Scientific Innovation in the Middle East and North Africa” (COSIMENA), and in cooperation with the Orient Institut Beirut (OIB), as part of the COSIMENA Call for Partnerships 2026.

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Falling Walls Lab

Call for Applications: Falling Walls Lab 2026

Applications are now open for Falling Walls Lab Cairo, Egypt, part of the global pitch competition organized by the Falling Walls Foundation. Deadline March 18, 2026

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COSIMENA

Public Lecture: Decolonizing Knowledge

The DAAD Regional Office Cairo invites you to participate in a public lecture entitled “Decolonizing Knowledge”. The public lecture is organised within the framework of the DAAD project “Clusters of Scientific Innovation in the Middle East and North Africa” (COSIMENA).

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COSIMENA

Call for COSIMENA Partnerships for 2026

For scientific events aimed at strengthening networks and academic cooperation between Germany and Egypt and the MENA region.

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COSIMENA-funded Workshop

Exploring the Future of Product Design and Development with Generative Artificial Intelligence

The workshop is organized in cooperation with the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT), Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences (HKA), and the Higher Institute of Computer Science and Multimedia – University of Sfax (ISIMS) within the COSIMENA Call for Funding 2025.

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COSIMENA-funded Symposium

Plant Molecular Biology and Genetics

The DAAD Regional Office Cairo invites you to participate in the “Plant Molecular Biology and Genetics Symposium”, as part of the COSIMENA Call for Funding 2025. The symposium is organised in the framework of the DAAD project “Clusters of Scientific Innovation in the Middle East and North Africa” (COSIMENA), and in cooperation with the Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Germany, and the Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Egypt.

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COSIMENA-funded Symposium

Bridging the Gap Between Neurodevelopment and Neurodegeneration: A Multi-disciplinary Approach

The symposium is organized in cooperation with Nile University and Cairo University within the framework of the COSIMENA Call for funding 2025. The symposium is dedicated to advancing a holistic and multidisciplinary understanding of neurodevelopment and neurodegeneration, two interconnected, but often perceived to be separate, domains of neuroscience.

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