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FNK's doctoral candidates participate in Max Planck Science Policy Winter School in Berlin

24 February 2026

Max Planck Science Polidy Winter School

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Two doctoral candidates of FNK, Josipa Zupanic and Vidur Mithal, joined the first Max Planck Science Policy Winter School 2026 held in Berlin.

The winter school brought together doctoral researchers and postdocs from the Max Planck Society with speakers from research organisations and politics to address science policy, science diplomacy and explore the interconnections between science and decision-making at European, national, and international levels.

Read the LinkedIn post of the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology to find out what Josipa and Vidur learnt at the Winter School and what their highlights were.

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