Face to face

Updated on: Friday, February 17, 2012

To coincide with the Year of Germany in India and its theme “Germany and India 2011-2012: Infinite Opportunities,” four German institutions will be coming together during the months of February and March to strengthen and expand research and development collaboration between the two countries.

While the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) will tour India to tell Indian scholars about the opportunities in Germany for them to conduct research or earn a degree, the German Research Foundation will exhibit outstanding examples of life science research collaborations between the two countries.

The Humboldt Foundation has organised a networking conference for India-based research alumni of German research organisations, and Fraunhofer, the final organisation involved in the project, will present an award for the nationwide business case competition in the field of sustainable transport for large Indian cities from February 18 to 26.

In addition to this, 18 German universities, research, and funding institutions will present their Master and PhD programs in New Delhi, Hyderabad, and Chennai. Organised by the DAAD, the Expo will provide Indian scholars with the opportunity to meet with German representatives face-to-face.

Similarly, an event running parallel to the aforementioned Expo, “Dialogues in the Life Sciences” will present cutting-edge research projects from the field in New Delhi, Hyderabad and Pune from February 20 to 24.

Talks will be given by researchers who have already successfully collaborated with German and/or Indian colleagues and offer perspective on creating effective joint international projects.

On March 29-30, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation will host a conference in Gurgaon, Haryana for approximately 60 research alumni from major German research organisations. Indian academics who have spent time working in Germany will be a part of the launch of a cross-organisational network of research alumni in India with the theme “New Frontiers: Shifting Trends in the Global Research Landscape and their Impact on Researchers' Career Patterns.”

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