BTU and Bar-Ilan University aim to intensify research co-operation

Specifically, this involves the expansion of existing research collaborations and the development of DFG, EU and ERASMUS cooperation projects.

The Israeli scientists represent BIU's strengths in the fields of Molecular Microbiology, Biochemistry/Biophysics, Advanced Materials, Nanotechnology, Photonics, Neurotechnology, Microelectronics, Quantum Technologies, in semiconductor-related areas and in complementary interdisciplinary fields.

Talks at BTU and IPMS

On 3 February, Prof. Dr Michael Hübner, full-time Vice President for Research and Transfer at BTU, welcomed the Israeli guests to the Senate Hall at the Cottbus main campus. Presentations and a round of talks with BTU researchers from Faculties 1 - STEM - Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, 2 - Faculty Environment and Natural Sciences and 3 - Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Energy Systems kicked off the joint programme. Talks with researchers from Faculties 2 and 3, further presentations and laboratory visits were included on 4 February. The Israeli guests will travel to Dresden on 5 February for talks at the Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems IPMS.

BTU Vice President Prof. Michael Hübner has maintained contacts with Bar-Ilan University for more than 15 years, in particular with Prof. Alexander Fish, who is part of the delegation. Together with Prof. Ehud Banin from Bar-Ilan University, Prof. Hübner designed the programme for the visit, with Christiane Hübner from the Office of the Vice-Presidents at BTU and Daniel Schuval from BIU responsible for the organisational preparations.

About Bar-Ilan University

Bar-Ilan University is Israel's second largest research university and the fastest growing university in the last eight years. The university has ten faculties: Engineering, Humanities, Social Sciences, Life Sciences, Exact Sciences, Law, Education Sciences, Jewish Studies (the largest of its kind in the world), Medicine and the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies. In addition, the University is home to over seventy research institutes covering a wide range of chairs. The University is at the forefront of research in areas such as AI, energy and sustainability, medical and life sciences, cyber, nanotechnology, natural language processing and more.