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From April 2 -16, 2007, Prof. J. Mlynek,
President of the Helmholtz Association of German Research
Centres, visited India. On his agenda were meetings with
senior Government officials and visits to top class institutes
in Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Chennai and Goa. Amongst others,
Prof. Mlynek visited the Jawaharlal Nehru University, Indian
Institutes of Technology, AIIMS, Indian Institute of Science,
Indian Space Research Organisation, Bhabha Atomic Research
Centre and National Institute of Oceanography. Prof. Mlynek
also met the President of India, H.E. Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam.
Concluding his trip in New Delhi, he delivered a talk on the
occasion of the 8th Science Circle Meeting.
Picture Gallery of Prof. Mlynek’s visit
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres have jointly set-up an Indo-German Science Centre for Infectious Diseases (IGSCID). Five proposed projects will be set up over three years at an estimated cost of 4.5 million Euros which will be shared equally by the two partners. The main areas of work will be virology, developing vaccines and anti-infectives, animal models of infective diseases and zoonosis.
A DFG delegation led by its Secretary
General, Dr. Grunwald, visited India from April 1-13, 2007. On
the Agenda were visits to various premier research
organisations and meetings with representatives from
Ministries in Delhi, Hyderbad, Jaipur and Kolkata. The
Delegation also participated at the Conference on Research
Policies organised by DFG jointly with the National Institute
of Science, Technology and Development Studies (NISTADS). The
main purpose was to visit the newly established offices in
Delhi and Bangalore and strengthen ties with DFG's cooperation
partners in India.
A two day Indo-German Conference on
Research Policies was organised by the Delhi office of the
German Research Foundation (DFG) and the National Institute of
Science, Technology and Development Studies (NISTADS). Sixty
senior researchers, top administrators, and policy advisors
from India and Germany participated to discuss the development
of "Sciences and Humanities in the Knowledge Society". Among
the participants were Dr. R. Chidambaram, Principle Scientific
Adviser to the Government of India, Dr. Grunwald, Secretary
General of the DFG, Dr. P. Banerjee, Acting Director, NISTADS
and Dr. P.M. Bhargava, Vice Chairman, National Knowledge
Commission. The seminar concluded with recommendations for
strategic partnership, promoting young scientists and science
in the youth of both countries within the framework of
available funding instruments and the installation of an
Indo-German Prize to be jointly conferred to two researchers
from both countries for exemplary contributions.
German Embassy organised the 8th Science
Circle Lecture on 13.04.2007 in New Delhi. Prof. Jürgen Mylnek
from the Helmholtz Foundation delivered a talk on “Energy
Research: A Challenge for our Future”.
To receive Prof. Mlynek’s presentation please contact Bhumica
Chugh at
wiss-20@newd.diplo.de
Picture Gallery of the Lecture
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) New Delhi together with its alumni organised a one day workshop on Sustainable Resource Management in Ecological, Economical and Socio-cultural Respects on April 27th, 2007. The workshop, organised for DAAD alumni and young researchers, facilitated a holistic discussion on varied aspects of the subject.
The Indian Immunology Society and the German Society of Immunology will jointly organise a workshop on “Immunology in Health and Disease” in July 2007 in Berlin, Germany. Various sessions on topics like Basic Immunology, Tumor and Transplantation Immunology, Infection and Immunology, Anti-Mycobacterial Immunity etc. will be organised.
German Embassy New Delhi has changed its visa application procedure with effect from April 16th, 2007. All applications except for long term visas are now submitted, with prior appointment, at the Visa Application Centre VFS, Nehru Place, New Delhi.
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