DAAD India

Last week, we visited Hyderabad for preparatory meetings ahead of one of the DAAD Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst flagship formats - an information visit for high level management of German universities, planned for next year in March. During our visit, we engaged with the University of Hyderabad, Atal Incubation Centre - CCMB , Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad and CIE IIIT Hyderabad to explore avenues of cooperation between Indian and German higher education system. We are looking forward to visit of 20 rectors, vice chancellors and registrars in March 2025 to expand the network of Indo-German cooperation! DAAD India DWIH New Delhi German Embassy New Delhi Freie Universität Berlin Universität Kassel Universität Passau Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg Universität Potsdam Universität Hamburg Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn Technische Universität Braunschweig Philipps-Universität Marburg Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau (RPTU) Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena Universität Leipzig Ruhr-Universität Bochum Universität Duisburg-Essen Georg-August-Universität Göttingen Universität Ulm Universität Münster Technical University of Munich FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg #DAAD #DAADIndia #HoPo2025 #Hyderabad #Innovation #Research #HigherEducationInstitutions #ChangebyExchange

Frienson Pradhan, winner of first ever Falling Walls Lab organized by DAAD India in Kathmandu, Nepal was among the 100 finalists selected globally from 58 countries! He presented his speech - "Breaking the Wall of Pestilence: From Invasive Weed to Eco-Friendly Mosquito Control" at Falling Walls Lab 2024 Finale in Berlin on 07 November and shares: "Participating in the Falling Walls Lab in Berlin allowed me to connect with inspiring scientists and innovators from diverse fields. The exchange of ideas, the passion for solving global challenges, and the collaborative spirit of the event have deeply motivated me. This journey has reaffirmed my commitment to creating meaningful solutions through science and innovation. I am incredibly grateful to DAAD India and all involved for supporting opportunities like this!" We wish him the best for his future innovations and are looking forward to the next Falling Walls Labs in 2025 in Nepal and Bangladesh! DAAD Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst DWIH New Delhi German Embassy New Delhi Kathmandu University (KU) Falling Walls Foundation #DAAD #DAADIndia #Nepal #FWL #Innovation #Research #ChangebyExchange #BreakingWallofIdeas

The DWIH New Delhi drives Indo-German entrepreneurship network together with incubators India and Germany. Alone in 2024, we have connected 60+ incubators and are catalyzing cooperation between them. Having put India on the map for many of the leading incubators in Germany we are happy to bring the right partners together. With our support, for the second time this year Heidelberg University, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) KIT-Gründerschmiede NXTGN, Zentrum für Entrepreneurship Rostock Digitales Innovationszentrum Rostock GmbH Universität Rostock are on the ground in India to explore partnerships with incubators in #Mumbai, #Bangalore and #Hyderabad. Marlin Duerrschnabel Amina Daca Thomas Neumann Dr. Raoul Haschke Dr. Martin Setzkorn Paul Westphal Christine Bach Sabine Brüser Katja Lasch Aadishree Jamkhedkar Thank you for the meetings so far - Society for Innovation & Entrepreneurship -SINE IIT Bombay Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani Institute Of Chemical Technology Atal Incubation Centre - CCMB Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP) Foundation for Science, Innovation and Development, IISc Bangalore Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore Bioinnovation Centre Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore ASPIRE BioNEST University of Hyderabad Department of Science & Technology, Government of India Indian STEPs and Business Incubators Association (ISBA) EXIST - Existenzgründungen aus der Wissenschaft Projektträger Jülich, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH DAAD India Auswärtiges Amt (Federal Foreign Office) Germany Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung #DWIHonentreprenueship #DWIHTandem #DWIHIncubatorsconnect

Last week, we wrapped up Alumni for SDG discussion for this year, focusing on Zero Hunger - SDG 02 and Sustainable Cities & Communities - SDG 11! Through information sharing and discussions, the Alumni for SDG web talks provide the opportunity for cross-border exchange of knowledge of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). #AlumniforSDG is part of the DAAD India alumni work! Find more information here: https://lnkd.in/gsiDitgT German Embassy New Delhi DAAD Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst UN SDG Action Campaign Alexander von Humboldt Foundation #DAAD #DAADIndia #AvH #Alumni #SDG #Sustainability

3..2..1… Go Innovators Connect Tandem 2024! The DWIH New Delhi together with its partners, has kicked off Innovators Connect – Tandem 2024 with 28 participants in Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP) and National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) in Bengaluru. This flagship programme enables co-creating in international and interdisciplinary teams, blending diverse domain expertise to develop innovative solutions. Over the next two weeks, 13 Indo-German teams will collaborate at India’s leading incubators in #Bengaluru, #Hyderabad, and #Bhubaneshwar, creating ideas from lab to market. Participants will go through intensive sessions on design thinking, business modelling, IPR and much more. They will be mentored by experts and #startup founders from India and Germany to refine their idea. The teams are currently focusing on ideating in a design thinking workshop to establish a strong foundation for the collaborative journey ahead. Stay tuned for updates to follow their journey from here to pitching in Hyderabad on 21st November 2024. https://lnkd.in/gfqBrQxS Participants: Gaurvanshi G. Henri Tertilt Joyal Mathew Fabian H. Julian Rasmus Bankwitz Sarah Mayrhofer Maximilian Bode Julius Römer Dipendra Yadav Frederic Braun Miriam Sawczyc Pragati Parakkat Ahmad Hemid Philipp Rentschler Mertcan Kaya Anchal Chandra Dr. Bijayananda Panigrahi Abhisek Nayak Shantanu Sen Deepak Deepak Tanush Prem Saravanakumar Dharmaraj Pooja Barak, PhD Anjani Kumar Upadhyay Sri Harsha Paladugu Sankara Rao Kola Dr Ruwise EA Abhishek Gaikar Design Thinking Trainers: Amina Daca Marlin Dürrschnabel DAAD India DAAD German Academic Exchange Service #DWIHTandem #DWIHonentreprenuership

Bridging the Skills Gap in Higher Education with Digital Skills Development! One of the ongoing challenges in India's higher education system is ensuring that academic outcomes align with the demands of the job market. Recognizing this, the DAAD India is supporting the Digital Skills to Succeed in Asia (DS2S) project by GIZ, focused on equipping non-tech university students with essential digital skills for the modern workplace. Last week, Dr. Katja Lasch participated in a networking event, bringing together experts from India, Vietnam, Bangladesh, and Germany. The panel discussion, "The Future of Learning in a Digital World," explored current trends, policies, best practices for digital skills development in higher education and the contribution of industry to curricula development in India, Bangladesh and Vietnam. Initiatives like DS2S are paving the way for a more skilled, adaptable, and job-ready workforce across Asia by sharing and consolidating theoretical and practical knowledge to co-design micro-credentials. Link to the project: https://lnkd.in/geZJxJ3j DAAD Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst German Embassy New Delhi GIZ India Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur Central Women's University Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology Jamia Millia Islamia Christ University, Bangalore Ratan Tata Maharashtra State Skills University Hansraj College, University of Delhi Preyansi Mani Sabrina Garcia Mehar Kaur #DAAD #DAADIndia #DS2S #GIZIndia #DigitalSkills #Collaboration

Let’s explore the cooperation projects between higher education institutions in India and Germany! 🤝 👉 Hardware-aware Algorithms in Scientific Computing 👉 Law and Transformations: Opening Conversations between Germany and India 👉 Exploring Cultures of Learning in India and Germany These initiatives are funded by DAAD Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst and showcase innovative cooperation and research projects! DAAD India German Embassy New Delhi Universität Heidelberg Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin National Law School of India University #DAAD #DAADIndia #Cooperation #Collaboration #ChangebyExchange

Our next web talk series jointly organized with DAAD alumni is upcoming! Join #AlumniforSDG online on 11th and 12th November 2024 to explore advanced technologies' role in sustainable agriculture and food security. Assessment of the scope of water management and packaging material for sustainable agricultural practices will be the second focus. The web talk series which is jointly organized by DAAD India and DAAD Jakarta will take place on 11 and 12 November 2024 at 15:30 - 16:30 IST. The focus is on #SDG2 (Zero Hunger). Register here: https://lnkd.in/g4QjmDDP DAAD India DAAD Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst UN SDG Action Campaign DWIH New Delhi German Embassy New Delhi Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Ananda Putri P Hemendra Kumar, PhD Jegan Sekar PARSHURAM RIMAL Manasi Mishra #AlumniforSDG #SDG #SDGTopics #sustainability #GlobalGoals #formerscholarship #DAADIndia #DAADSriLanka #DAADBangladesh

Annual Conference 2024 of the Goethe Society of India: Exploring "Man - Machine - Modernity"! Hosted at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune from October 24-27, the conference funded by DAAD Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst explored the relationship between humanity and technology through the lenses of literature, cinema, philosophy, and society. The conference was made possible through support from Savitribai Phule Pune University and the Goethe Institut Indien (Pune) After a keynote delivered by Prof. Dr. Inge Stephan from Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin on the impact of technology on dreams and traumas, sessions delved into the role of AI in creativity and translation, the portrayal of technology in literature, and the societal shifts in a tech-driven world. The conference saw a diverse participation of social scientists, academicians, and scholars from institutions across India and contributed to the academic dialogue between India and Germany focusing on social sciences and humanities. For more information: https://lnkd.in/geN9RfDq DAAD India DWIH New Delhi German Embassy New Delhi

Michelle Müntefering member of German parliament and chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Foreign Cultural and Educational Policy together with Katja Lasch Director, DAAD India and Dr. Achim Burkart, Consul General Bengaluru visited the Banaras Hindu University . During the discussion with Dr. Sanjay Kumar and Prof. SVS Raju, the portfolio of the university was presented and ways to intensify the cooperation with Germany were discussed. In a roundtable discussion with DAAD alumni, students and academic staff of the German language department questions on improving the teaching of German language and teachers' education, possibilities of funding for research stays and projects but also how to initiate a local alumni chapter of DAAD German Academic Exchange Service in Varanasi were addressed. Thanks to BHU for the warm welcome and fruitful discussions. German Embassy New Delhi DWIH New Delhi Deutscher Bundestag #DAAD #DAADIndia #ChangebyExchange #Cooperation