Science Café: Virtual scientific exchange between the continents

The WKS Bavaria-Québec/Alberta/International at BayFOR regularly invites guests to a virtual dialogue on current topics of international research cooperation between its partner regions.

During COVID19 pandemic, scientific networking missions could hardly be carried out. The Scientific Coordination Office (WKS) Bavaria-Québec/Alberta/International at BayFOR therefore launched a new platform, the virtual “Science Café”, which maintained the dialogue on current topics of research cooperation between its partner regions. 

The virtual Science cafés will remain active throughout 2026. 

In the Science Cafés, researchers, research and innovation administrators, business and governmental representatives discuss their project work, challenges in international research cooperation, progress in the projects, thematic priorities, and new perspectives.

The Science Cafés welcome new guest speakers each time, who give a presentation outlining their research interests and experiences, and then exchange ideas with the audience. The Science Cafés are short and recurrent by intention. They want to enable regular contact in a small format and support interpersonal, stimulating dialogue – again and again.

 "Our friends at Bavarian Research Alliance (BayFOR) GmbH initiated the #Forschungscafé, a regular opportunity for small groups of scientists to meet virtually and discuss ideas, challenges and opportunities in an informal setting. […] I have been a guest myself 3 times and can attest that it is not only insightful and informative, but also great fun!"
(Jennifer E. Decker, ehem. Konsulin und Vertreterin des National Research Council Canada, Deutschland, on LinkedIn)

Science Café "Intercultural creativity in urban environments. How socio-cultural drivers contribute to the emergence of creative cities: The case of Montreal" on March 12th, 2026

For the next Forschungscafé of 2025, we are pleased to welcome back Professor Christoph Barmeyer, Universität Passau. Together with research partner Tobi Rodrigue, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), they will present their newest joint publication dedicated to Montréal as creative city.

Here you can find the Science Café program.

Event format

Videoconference, 30 minutes, Thursdays 2:00 – 2:30 p.m. (CET) 

Event language

English

Date & Time of the next Science Café

Thursday, March 12th, 2026, 2:00 – 2:30 p.m. (CET)

Registration & Participation

To facilitate personal interaction, the number of participants in the individual Science Cafés is limited.
Please register for the next Science Café by March 10th, 2026, by e-mail: bayern-quebec@bayfor.org

Upcoming Science Cafés

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