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German Embassy, New Delhi organised its 10th SC Lecture on 18th Feb, 2008

The German Embassy, New Delhi along with the Heinrich Böll Foundation organised a lecture on Climate change - Scientific basis, observed consequences and risks for the future by Prof. Anders Levermann, Professor of Dynamics of the Climate System at the Physics Institute of Potsdam University and at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Germany in New Delhi. The lecture was attended by numerous academicians, students and researchers working in the field of Climate and related areas.

• Picture Gallery of the Lecture

• To receive Prof. Levermann's presentation, contact Bhumica Chugh at wiss-20@newd.diplo.de

Website of the German Information Centre Launched, March 01, 2008

german-info.com? That's the new website of the German Information Centre New Delhi, a website specially designed to serve visitors from South Asia. german-info.com has been set up to update all those interested in Germany and South Asia. In addition, it has special sections for journalists, businessmen, students and researchers. What is happening between Germany and South Asia in the fields of politics, economics, science or culture? What is interesting in Germany? Where in South Asia can I learn German? german-info.com has the answers.

The German Information Centre New Delhi joins a list of seven German Information Centres around the world, including in Washington, Paris, Beijing, Brasilia, Mexico-City and Cairo. These Centres cater to the information needs of countries within a common linguistic or regional group.
 

Journey of the Science Express

The Science Express flagged off on October 30th, 2007 is on its way on a journey throughout India covering 15,000 kms across 57 Indian cities. More than a million people have already walked through this fascinating joint Indo-German pathway to discovery. The latest stops of the Science Express were at Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Mumbai. The train will conclude its journey in New Delhi on 4th June, 2008.

• Photos of the Science Express

• Tour Schedule of Science Express

Branch office of the Freie Universität Berlin opened in Delhi, Feb 2008

Freie Universität Berlin is expanding its international activities. On February 28, the university opened a new branch office in New Delhi. The branch office, established in cooperation with DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) will coordinate, support, and facilitate academic exchange between scholars and students of Freie Universität Berlin and its Indian partner institutions.

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Delegation of the German Advisory Council on Climate Change (WBGU) in India, Feb 2008

10 members of the German Advisory Council for Global Change (WBGU) visited Delhi, Hyderabad, Mysore and Bangalore from February 05 – 17, 2008. The WBGU is an apex body of scientists and social scientists formed to advise the German Federal Government on issues pertaining to global environmental changes and publishes flagship reports every two years making its own choice of focal themes. German Federal Government can also commission the Council to prepare special reports and policy papers. Apart from participating at the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit, the delegation met senior representatives of the Indian Government and Industry from the related fields.
 

Humboldt Foundation steps up cooperation with India

The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation is promoting German-Indian academic dialogue with its new Indo-German Frontiers of Engineering Programme. The aim is to bring together excellent junior researchers from both countries at interdisciplinary symposia.

Indo-German Frontiers of Engineering Conferences are the first step on the road to long-term German-Indian collaborations amongst young, cutting-edge engineering scientists. Together with the Indian Department of Science and Technology, the Humboldt Foundation is making it possible for about 60 outstanding German and Indian engineering scientists to create networks outside their own fields of research.


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This newsletter has been prepared by the Science Section of the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, New Delhi.