Home » Press » Press Releases » Nobel Prize Winner Joseph Stiglitz in Berlin Nobel Prize Winner Joseph Stiglitz in Berlin Press Release of 9 March 2009 As a consequence of the world financial crisis, the President of the UN General Assembly established the UN-Commission of Experts on Reforms of the International Monetary and Financial System in the fall of 2008. The Commission is chaired by Joseph Stiglitz, the 2001-winner of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences. In the…
Home » Press » Press Releases » New Chairs at WBGU New Chairs at WBGU – Climate protection and development policy will be further linked The members of the German Advisory Council on Global Change ( Wissenschaftlicher Beirat der Bundesregierung Globale Umweltveränderungen WBGU ) elected Hans Joachim Schellnhuber as the new Chair and Dirk Messner as new Vice Chair on 27 February 2009. Schellnhuber is director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and…
Home » Press » Press Releases » DIE-Postgraduates start 3-month research trip DIE-Postgraduates start 3-month research trip Press Release of 16 February 2009 Since 1965 the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) trains German young professionals in its Postgraduate Training Programme for Development Cooperation . Alumnis of the Training Programme are, among others, Achim Steiner, Executive Director of the United Nations…
Home » Press » Press Releases » Launch of the fifth course of the Global Governance School Launch of the fifth course of the Global Governance School - GGS 5 Press Release of 2 February 2009 Today the fifth course of the Global Governance School (GGS) started at the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE). The 22 participants from Egypt, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico and South Africa are highly qualified young…
Home » Press » Press Releases » DIE ranked as one of the top Think Tanks German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) ranked as one of the top Think Tanks Press Release of 19 January 2009 For the first time, the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) is part of the Global “Go-To Think Tanks” rankings and trends report. The German Development Institute is one of the leading Think Tanks in the…
Home » Press » Press Releases » DIE with new Department: Training German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) with new Department: Training Press Release of 5 January 2009 As of 1 January 2009 the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) has a new Department VI – Training . The Postgraduate Training Programme and the Global Governance School are assigned to this department. Head of the department…
Home » Press » Press Releases » PIK appointed Messner to Scientific Advisory Board PIK appointed DIE-Director Messner to Scientific Advisory Board Press Release of 03 January 2009 The Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) in January 2009 appointed DIE-Director Dirk Messner to its Scientific Advisory Board . At the Potsdam’s Telegraphenberg campus – Albert Einstein’s old place of activity – PIK addresses crucial scientific questions in the fields of global…
Home » Press » Press Releases » 48th Postgraduate Course starts 48th Postgraduate Course of the German Development Institute starts on 3 September 2012 Press Release of 1 September 2012 Since 1965 the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) trains German young professionals in its Postgraduate Training Programme for Development Cooperation . Alumni of the Training Programme are, among others, Achim Steiner, Executive Director of…
Home » Press » Press Releases » South-South cooperation: new opportunities for development policy? South-South cooperation: new opportunities for development policy? – Book presentation ‘Development Cooperation and Emerging Powers’ in New York Press Release of 28 June 2012 On 5 July 2012, the new publication ‘ Development Cooperation and Emerging Powers: new partners or old patterns? ’ by Sachin Chaturvedi, Elizabeth Sidiropoulus, and Thomas Fues will be presented at the…
Home » Press » Press Releases » Postgraduates started 11-week field research Postgraduates of German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) started 11-week field research Press Release of 14 February 2012 Since 1965 the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) has trained young German professionals in the Institute’s Postgraduate Training Programme to pursue career opportunities with development…
Home » Press » Press Releases » Messer appointed to Scientific Advisory Board EU Commissioner Piebalgs appoints DIE-Director Messner to his Scientific Advisory Board Press Release of 2 February 2012 EU Development Commissioner Andris Piebalgs appointed DIE-Director Dirk Messner to his new “Scientific Advisory Board on EU development policy”. The Board, which will be comprised of 5 to 7 core academics, will support Commissioner Piebalgs in the effective translation of…
Home » Press » Press Releases » German Development Institute ranked Top Five Development Think Tank Global Go-To Think Tanks: German Development Institute ranked Top Five Development Think Tank Press Release of 20 January 2012 An impressive success for the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE): For the fourth consecutive time DIE has been selected as one of the best think tanks and research institutions in several categories. The…
Home » Press » Press Releases » European Consultation of “Human Development Report” European Consultation of “Human Development Report” at German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Press Release of 23 November 2011 On 24 November 2011, the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) will host the European Consultation about the 2012 and 2013 Human Development Reports . The international workshop is…
Home » Press » Press Releases » Science Council welcomes positive developments Wissenschaftsrat begrüßt positive Entwicklung des Deutschen Instituts für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Pressemitteilung vom 25.11.2010 In der vom Wissenschaftsrat (WR) im November 2010 verabschiedeten Stellungnahme zur „ Umsetzung der Empfehlungen aus der zurückliegenden Evaluation des Deutschen Instituts für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) “ fällt die Bewertung der Weiterentwicklung des DIE äußerst…
Home » Press » Press Releases » GDI ranked one of the top Think Tanks German Development Institute once again ranked one of the top Think Tanks Press Release of 1 February 2010 Once again, the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) is part of the Global “Go-To Think Tanks” ranking. The German Development Institute is one of the leading Think Tanks in the world and ranks among the top 10 “International Development Think Tanks”. Of…
Home » Press » Press Releases » EU international cooperation agenda Die globalen Herausforderungen brauchen eine stärkere europäische Antwort: EU-Memorandum veröffentlicht Pressemitteilung vom 04.02.2010 Bonn, London, Madrid, Maastricht . Nachdem die bulgarische Ersatzkandidatin für die EU-Kommission gestern im EU-Parlament auf große Zustimmung stieß, steht der Wahl der neuen EU-Kommission am 9. Februar nichts mehr im Wege. Während sich in Brüssel die neue EU-Kommission…
Home » Press » Press Releases » Postgraduates started 11-week field research Postgraduates of German Development Institute started 11-week field research in Africa Press Release of 17 February 2010 Since 1965 the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) has trained young German professionals in the Institute’s Postgraduate Training Programme to pursue career opportunities with development organisations in Germany and abroad. Alumni…
Home » Press » Press Releases » DIE-Director Messner elected as Chair of PIK’s Scientific Advisory Board DIE-Director Messner elected as Chair of PIK’s Scientific Advisory Board Press Release of 22 February 2010 Today, the Scientific Advisory Board of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) has elected Dirk Messner , Director of the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), to its Chair. The international membership…