Award Ceremony 2020

On 26 October 2020 the winners of the Green Talents Competition 2020 have been honoured during our first virtual Green Talents Award Ceremony. Parliamentary State Secretary Dr Michael Meister has awarded 25 young dedicated ambassadors of global sustainability and valued their contributions worldwide to create a sustainable society.

Photo Gallery of the Award Ceremony 2020

A high-ranking jury of experts honoured 25 young researchers from 22 different countries as Green Talents 2020. Awarded annually since 2009, this year's winners were selected out of 589 applicants from 87 countries representing tomorrow's leading scientists in the field of sustainable development.

Due to the unprecedented challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, this year's Green Talents Science Forum took place in a fully online format as a Virtual Science Forum for the first time ever. It took the 25 Green Talents on an exciting virtual journey where they could explore Germany’s sustainability research landscape, network with German researchers and got to know their fellow award winners. The awardees remotely visited German research institutions, universities and organisations concerned with sustainability science and discussed their projects with local experts.

By having the chance to establish contacts with the German science community and exchange exciting ideas with some of its key innovators, the awardees were able to lay the foundations for future cooperation. These opportunities are accompanied by an invitation to come to Germany in 2021 for a fully funded research stay at an institution of their choice.

Here you can have a look at the recordings of the highlights and the entire event of the Virtual Award Ceremony.

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Awardees 2020

Here you can find the 25 Green Talents awardees of 2020 out of 22 countries. Learn more about their bios, research fields and achievements. The winners are engaged in topics ranging from climate change to energy systems. For the first time ever, the winners include researchers from Benin, Japan and Malawi. more: Awardees 2020.

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Science Forum 2020

Due to the unprecedented challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Green Talents Science Forum took place in a fully online format for the first time as a Virtual Science Forum. It took the 25 Green Talents on an exciting virtual journey where they explored Germany’s sustainability research landscape, network with German researchers and got to know their fellow award winners. more: Science Forum 2020.

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Jury 2020

The Green Talents 2020 awardees have been selected by a high-ranking expert jury consisting of Prof. Dr Maja Göpel, Christiane Grefe, Prof. Dr Anna-Katharina Hornidge and Prof. Dr Detlef Stammer. more: Jury 2020.