GCCIR attends Tecterra conference: NORTH51 In February, two colleagues of the GCCIR team attended Tecterra’s new event NORTH 51. Tecterra is a government-funded non-profit organization that assists start-ups, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the geospatial field, to develop and commercialize technology faster than they could on their own. NORTH51 was their first conference to focus on [...]
Interview with Prof. Dr. Jürgen Howaldt SOCIAL INNOVATION Prof. Dr. Jürgen Howaldt, born 1960, is the Director of the Central Scientific Institute, Technical University of Dortmund and Scientific coordinator of the global research project SI DRIVE funded within the 7th Framework Programme of the European Commission. He is an internationally renowned expert in the field of social innovation. As [...]
New Membership: GCCIR joins Tatawaw We are thrilled to announce that the German-Canadian Centre for Innovation and Research is now a member of Tatawaw. Tatawaw is an opportunity for businesses and non-profits to rediscover an ancient tradition of welcoming. Edmonton has a long history of welcoming diverse cultures to trade, share stories, and celebrate [...]
Exhibition – Canada and Germany: Partners from Immigration to Innovation We are happy to announce that we are currently hosting the “Canada and Germany: Partners from Immigration to Innovation” exhibition at Enterprise Square. The exhibition was curated by the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Ottawa for the purpose of celebrating the 150th anniversary [...]
Falling Walls Lab UAlberta: Inspiring Ideas and Breakthrough Projects THIS YEAR’S WINNERS: ABDULLAH FAROOQ, KENZIE GORDON & VALERIE MILLER The Falling Walls competition is a unique international platform for leaders from the worlds of science, business, politics, arts, and society to share their ground-breaking research. The Falling Walls Foundation, a charity, is supported [...]
An Opportunity Like No Other My name is Nicolette Horvath. I am currently a student at the University of Alberta’s francophone faculty, the Campus Saint Jean, and am entering the fourth year of my undergraduate studies in sciences. I am also the 2017 recipient of the GCCIR Experience Abroad Award. During the summer of [...]
ATB Catalyst 2017 Each year ATB Financial organises so-called Catalyst events throughout Alberta. The aim is to inform interested Albertan companies about the opportunities that are out there for them, in order to advance their business. This year’s Catalyst event in Edmonton focused on four different topics that all have the potential to [...]
GCCIR Experience Abroad Award The German-Canadian Centre for Innovation and Research (GCCIR) is happy to announce the launch of the GCCIR Experience Abroad Award, available exclusively to Campus Saint-Jean students. The Campus Saint-Jean is the only French-speaking Campus in Western Canada, and is part of the University of Alberta. The official announcement occurred at the [...]
Compound Eyes Inspire Camera Technology A team from the Fraunhofer IOF Institute in Germany is working on a project called facetVISION Camera. Their objective is to build ultra-thin cameras and microscopes. The current technology, inspired by the mammalian eye, has reached its limits in terms of size, the best example being the bulge in [...]
French Tech Ticket The French Tech Ticket is a programme designed for entrepreneurs from all over the world who want to launch their startups in France. Its second call for applications just closed with a selection of 70 foreign projects. The French Tech Ticket encourages foreign entrepreneurs to create startups in France with [...]
