Launch of the “Digital Health Initiative” + Video SmartMedTech

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On September 16th, following a recommendation of the Bavarian Prime Minister Dr. Markus Söder, a special session specifically on Digital Health and COVID-19 took place. Digital Health is a new and vast area of research. For this first edition, the Expert Dialogue on Digitalization group agreed to investigate the topic of Digital Health in exploring … Read more

Politics meets Sciences: RLS-Sciences
Virtual Symposium on Covid-19

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The global COVID-19 pandemic has posed and continues to bring dramatic challenges for regions all over the world. Therefore, all seven RLS partner regions met online to address socio-political developments based on the global pandemic. As the 10th Regional Leaders’ Summit that should have taken place in Upper Austria in September 2020 had to be … Read more

Meeting between good neighbours

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Upper Austria and Bavaria rely on the same strategy in the fight against Covid-19: rapid, regional and selective measures are intended to contain the corona virus as best as possible and protect people’s health. Governor Thomas Stelzer (Upper Autstria) and Minister of State Florian Herrmann (Bavaria) affirm their continued close cooperation at the working meeting … Read more

World Sustainable Energy Days 2020:
19 young researchers from Bavaria, Québec, São Paulo and Upper Austria

As part of its ongoing support for young researchers, the RLS-Energy Network invited its members to encourage young researchers from their networks to apply to the Young Energy Researchers’ Conference at the World Sustainable Energy Days (WSED) in Wels, Upper Austria. 19 young RLS-Energy Network researchers from RLS regions Bavaria, Québec, São Paulo and Upper … Read more

Upper Austrian Parliament visits partner region São Paolo

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At the meetings with São Paulo`s President of Parliament, Cauê Macris, and Deputy Foreign Minister Affonso Emilio Massot, opportunities for cooperation between the two power regions were discussed. The two regional parliaments want to exchange ideas more closely, especially in the areas of parliamentary control tasks, regional development and economic opportunities, as well as in … Read more

Shandong Provincial Government welcomes Upper Austrian Delegation

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Deputy Governor of Upper Austria, Christine Haberlander, traveled to Shandong on behalf of the Governor to hold a meeting with Gong Zheng, Deputy Secretary of the CPC Shandong Provincial Committee and Governor of Shandong Province. Upper Austria also to took part in the “International Friendship Conference” in Jinan with participants from over 30 countries and … Read more

Action plan Bavaria – Western Cape 2019-2021

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In October 2019, State Minister Dr. Florian Herrmann travelled to the South African partner regions Western Cape (Capetown) and Gauteng (Johannesburg). In addition to numerous discussions with political representatives, the signing of the “Action plan Bavaria – Western Cape 2019 – 2021” was also on the agenda. The exchange with the partner region Western Cape … Read more

Annual Exchange: São Paulo students in Upper Austria

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The annual exchange of students from São Paulo in Upper Austria is already a permanent institution. Traditionally there ist also a visit to the government building in Linz, where a network exchange takes place. The Business Upper Austria presented its new programe “Welcome2UpperAustria”.