 Shri Prithviraj Chavan,
Minister of State (IC) for
Science & Technology and
Earth Sciences felicitated
science students and
researchers who returned to
the country today after
interacting with Noble
Laureates at their Annual
Meeting at Lindau, Germany.
Awarding certificates to
each one of them for their
proud achievement at a
function in New Delhi, the
Minister said that such
opportunity early in the
career encourages brilliant
students to join various
science streams in the
country.
Department of Science &
Technology (DST) under a
joint programme with Lindau
Foundation, Germany, selects
science students and
researchers for interaction
meet in Lindau with Noble
Laureates from across the
world. DST sent 43 such
student/ researchers this
year for one- week
interaction in the area of
Chemistry, the focus area
for the 2009 meeting.
Important objective of the
event is to encourage young
students into science
research by taking
inspiration from
world-renowned scientists in
their respective areas.
Lindau meetings provide open
and informal contact between
Laureates & students and
young researchers through roundtable debates, lectures
and personal small group
discussions. The event also
provides platform to Indian
students to interact with a
wide matrix of students from
all parts of the world.
Countries from where science
students come for the
meetings, besides India
include: hosts Germany, US,
many European, Asian and
African countries.
Noble Laureates in Physics,
Chemistry, Physiology or
Medicine have been meeting
in one chosen year for
interactions every year in
Lindau, Germany.
India being partner country
this year, DST was able to
send larger number of
students to the event.
Besides the interaction meet
with the Noble Laureates,
the students were also taken
to various research centres
in Germany to introduce them
to the research culture in
these centres.
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