Mrs. Inge Lamberz from the German Ministry of Education Visits Fundación

March 19, 2009

Last Wednesday March 11, as part of the activities of the official visit of the German Minister of Education and Research to Chile, Mrs Inge Lamberz de Bayas, from the International Bureau of the Ministry, visited Fundación Ciencia para la Vida accompanied by executives of the Iniciativa Científica Milenio (ICM). The purpose of the visit was to learn at first hand, about the work carried out at our institution both at the academic and research fields. After a brief presentation by FCV´s Executive Director Dr. Mario Rosemblatt, Ms. Lamberz toured the laboratories and other facilities of Fundación.

Chile and Germany have been strengthening their ties in the field of science and have already signed four bilateral agreements to promote scientific cooperation, substantially increasing the number of scholarships available to Chilean students. A new program has been recently started to implement a “Chilean – German Postgraduate Plan” to carry out joint doctoral programs in strategic and priority areas at renowned universities in both countries in order to strengthen and broaden the basis of this bilateral cooperation.

Susana Maldonado (ICM), Mario Rosemblatt, Inge Lamberz, Claudio Wernli (ICM)