News -
INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE RELATIONS: Experts at Falling Walls Science Summit 2025 Call for Stronger Interconnection
Dear media representative,
as geopolitical challenges are increasing, international science relations are becoming more important. Not only does science require a free exchange of ideas, resources, and researchers – it has the capacity to facilitate discourse when other means of communication are facing seemingly insurmountable barriers.
At the Falling Walls Science Summit 2025, 6–9 November, numerous panels explored the state of international science relations and their importance in the current geopolitical setting. The expert speakers then formulated several calls-to-action. Attached to this message are communiqués from these sessions, summarising the key results from the debates.
“EVIDENCE & PUBLIC DISCOURSE: ACADEMIA’S ROLE IN DEMOCRACY” (supported by Alfred Landecker Foundation)
— How academia can reinforce democratic resilience amid rising distrust and disinformation.
“60 YEARS OF ISRAELI–GERMAN SCIENCE DIPLOMACY: A ROLE MODEL?” (supported by Hertie Foundation)
— Six decades of Israeli–German scientific trust show why cooperation matters when geopolitics falter.
“INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH COOPERATION – LEADERSHIP DIALOGUE”
— Protecting human reasoning in an AI-saturated world.
“KIWI POLICY TALK: INNOVATION & INDO-GERMAN ACADEMIC EXCHANGE” (supported by Deutscher Akademischer Auslandsdienst DAAD)
— Indo-German partnership seeks breakthroughs beyond academia.
“THE FUTURE OF TRANSATLANTIC SCIENCE RELATIONS” (supported by Mac Planck Society)
— From competition to complementarity: keep trust, talent and data moving when politics turns volatile.
For media requests regarding these communiqués, please contact press@falling-wealls.com. We will gladly support your coverage with additional information.
