EVENTS

The DOIG Youth Event in Duderstadt

I stepped off the train with my heart still racing, nostalgia already settling in. It had only been three days, but as I replayed the moments, I realized something remarkable had happened in that little corner of Germany surrounded by nature, just outside the charming town of Duderstadt. The Youth Event organized by DOIG had…

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OIFE

Youth Weekend 2026

The announcement you were all waiting for is here: The 2026 Youth Event will be hosted by the German OI-organization Deutsche OI Gesellschaft – Glasknochen e. V. in Duderstadt! If you are between 18 and 35, living in Europe and part of the OI community, don’t miss your chance on living an amazing week-end full…

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Charity Award for OI Research in Germany

Written by Prof. Dr. Oliver Semler The University hospital in Cologne has received a charity award for OI Research from the German charity foundation “Ein Herz für Kinder” (a heart for children). This charity foundation supports a lot of social projects helping children. Every year at the beginning of December, the big “A Heart for…

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STORIES

Artists with OI: Erwin Aljukic

Erwin Aljukic is an actor, dancer, speaker and fashion journalist. Since 1998 he can be seen on TV, in the cinema and at the theater. In addition to acting, he studied fashion journalism and has been working as a freelancer ever since. In 2014 he devoted himself to contemporary dance. Aljukic has been a permanent…

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E-soccer: Niklas lives his dream

Interview with Nicklas Luginsland – Esoccer player with OI  Can you tell a little about yourself? My name ist Niklas Luginsland, 24 years old. Currently I live at home in Germany with my parents and my brother. One year ago I finished my Bachelor in Public Management. During my studies I lived together with 3…

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RESEARCH

Care-for-Rare Award 2019

The Care-for-Rare Foundation at the Dr. von Hauner Children’s Hospital of the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München launches this year again the Care-for-Rare Science Award 2019. The Care-for-Rare Science Award is endowed with 50,000 Euro and should give scientists the chance to initiate a basic or clinical research project in the field of rare diseases. A disease is…

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