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| Europe is heading for a major change in its higher education system with the goal of an increased harmonization of the various national systems. The Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCh) is supporting the Bologna process. The GDCh sees an increasing number of foreign chemistry students coming for some part of their education to German universities. The universities are well prepared to welcome international students. For graduates in chemistry, the chemical industry is the main employer offering interesting career opportunities. The German chemical industry is the largest within the European Union. On a global scale, it is the fourth largest chemical industry and employs close to 500,000 people in Germany. For a research position in industry or a research center the candidate is expected to have a Ph.D. degree and hence more than 90% of the current chemistry graduates in Germany leave university with a doctoral degree. The GDCh-Young Chemist Forum (JCF) is the very active section of students and younger chemists within the GDCh. The JCF was founded in 1997 in Berlin. Today, in the year 2007, the JCF has more than 6,000 members and is committed to its mission on local, national, and international levels. |
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Connections to Germany: Research and Education Opportunities
1:30 PM-5:00 PM, Sunday, August 19, 2007 Seaport -- Plaza A, Oral
Division of Chemical Education |