Ost-West-Dialog

Drivers, Instruments and Impact

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The study gives an overview of knowledge and technology (K&T) transfer between Germany and Russia in the areas of science, higher education and professional qualification between 2000 and 2015. It describes the formalized strategies of transfer like
– political agreements and initiatives on federal, state and regional level
– German and Russian intermediary institutions, their profiles and role in the transfer process
– activities and outcomes of K&T transfer in research, higher education, professional qualification, and civil society, based on bilateral agreements of institutions involved.
Informal transfer activities will be mirrored by giving an overview on
– mobility of students, scientists and other technology transfer actors in Germany and Russia
– co-publications, conferences and informal networking activities.
The new situation of open political confrontation since 2014 and its effects on the German-Russian K&T transfer will be addressed in the outlook chapter.