Tunisian-German call for bilateral S&T cooperation involving science and industry (TUNGER 2+2 projects) 2023
The overall objective of this call is to establish long-term research and development collaboration between German and Tunisian participants in science and industry. The funding will be provided jointly by the German Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) for the German project partners and by the Tunisian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MESRS) for the Tunisian project partners.

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Under this call for proposals, funding can be provided for joint projects involving at least one German and one Tunisian research institution or university as well as one German and one Tunisian enterprise. It is expected that the funded projects will produce insights and exploitable research results leading to new technologies, products and/or services. The benefits for Germany and Tunisia should be clearly identifiable.
The objective of this call for proposals is to support joint research projects in the area of application-oriented research and development in the following thematic areas:
- Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem (WEFE) Nexus,
- Applied Biotechnology and Healthcare,
- Green economy / circular economy,
Joint innovation-oriented projects submitted by/with a partner from a science park would be highly welcomed.
More information on the call: https://www.kooperation-international.de/uploads/Redaktion_2018/Dokumente/pre-annoucement_TUNGER2_2-2023_20230118_fin.pdf