Each year, esteemed academic institutions worldwide organise Falling Walls Lab events, showcasing the quality, diversity, and passion of their region’s most innovative minds. Participants are given three minutes each to present their solutions to some of the most pressing challenges of our time before peers, a distinguished jury, and the general public. Winners of each international Lab earn a coveted spot in the global finale held in Berlin on 7 November, along with a ticket to attend the prestigious Falling Walls Science Summit, offering unparalleled networking opportunities with leaders in science, business, and policymaking.

Falling Walls Lab Shanghai, hosted by DAAD, is scheduled to take place on 21 September 2024 at German Center Shanghai. Applications for participation can be submitted via https://falling-walls.com/lab/apply/shanghai/apply/。The application deadline is 3 August 2024. We kindly request your assistance in disseminating this call for applications to students and early-career professionals within your network.

Falling Walls Lab is organised by the Falling Walls Foundation and generously funded by the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin (global finale) and Sartorius (international Labs). It is supported by the Federal Foreign Office of Germany, the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), the German Research Foundation (DFG), and Springer Nature.

For any inquiries or further information, please do not hesitate to contact Silke Litz or the Falling Walls Lab team in Berlin at lab@falling-walls.com.

Thank you for your attention and support.

Kind regards,

Silke Litz

DAAD Teacher

shanghai.cdhk@daad-lektorat.de