Sino-German Initiative Essay Competition
The Sino-German Initiative Essay Competition challenges young leaders around the world to share their vision for the future of collaboration between China and Germany. Two winning authors will receive a fully funded scholarship to participate in the forthcoming One Young World Summit which takes place in Munich, Germany from 22nd to 25th July, 2021. Essay submissions will be accepted until 30th April.
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CNBW suggests an interesting article in The New York Times. The city of Taicang illustrates the tight ties between the countries — and how difficult it could be for President Biden to win allies in his campaign to isolate Beijing. Read more about status quo and future of German companies, the pretzel factor, and warnings of the Bertelsmann Foundation.
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Junior-Professorin Dr. Jiachun Lu von der WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management (Vallendar/Düsseldorf) wurde für ihre Dissertation "An Exploration of the Role of Advice Exchanges in Supply Management" der Best Doctoral Dissertation Award 2021 der IPSERA verliehen.
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Das IHK-Außenwirtschaftsbarometer 01/2021 ist erschienen. Danach blicken die auslandsaktiven Südwestunternehmen weiter verhalten, aber positiver auf die kommenden Monate. Der Saldo der baden-württembergischen Exporterwartungen ist um 13 auf 12 Punkte gestiegen. 34% der Unternehmen erwarten in den kommenden Monaten eine Steigerung ihrer Exporte; 23% gehen von einem Rückgangaus. Lesen Sie hier weitere Aussagen - auch zu einzelnen Weltregionen (wie Asien/China).
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This year’s QS World University Rankings reveals the top 1.000 universities from around the world, covering 80 different locations. There are 47 new entrants in this year’s top 1.000 while over 5,500 universities were evaluated and considered for inclusion. While the Massachusetts Institute for Technology (MIT) continues its record-breaking streak at number one - the ninth year in a row it’s achieved this feat - the big story this year is the impressive gains made by Asian universities. Read more.
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