Germany and Russia have continually extended their cooperation in science and research over the last two decades. To further strengthen this partnership, the German Federal Minister of Education and Research, Annette Schavan, and her Russian counterpart, Andrej Fursenko, will jointly open the `German-Russian Year of Education, Science and Innovation 2011/12´ on 23 May 2011 in Moscow.
Themed `Partnership of Ideas´ numerous events on important issues of the future will take place during the German-Russian Year of Science with the goal to strengthen the bilateral cooperation and enhance its visibility.
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