DFG Office India

The scope and significance of the cooperation between German and Indian researchers has increased substantially in the past years. In part, this development is due to the ongoing growth – as well as the professionalisation and internationalisation – of India’s research sector. Although there is still room for further development, India is now a leading player in a number of academic fields, and German researchers have been increasingly interested in building partnerships with their Indian colleagues. Indians, for their part, have noted that the German research system has become much more international and vibrant in recent years.

In order to respond to the growing demand for information and assistance in the field of Indo-German scientific collaboration, DFG’s India Office was set up in 2006. Today, apart from dispensing information about DFG’s funding lines and assisting in the initiation of joint projects, DFG India Office is engaged in setting up Indo-German research funding opportunities in cooperation with its partner agencies. DFG’s main partner agencies in India are the Department of Science and Technology (DST), the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), the Indian National Science Academy (INSA) as well as the research councils under the aegis of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD).

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picture at the gender summit with Prof. Katja Becker via video transmission and the following other attendees sitting at a podium: Sandeep Sancheti, Vice President Research Relations and Academic Ambassador for India at Elsevier; Prof. Shekhar Mande, President INSA and Ylann Schemm, Executive Director of the Elsevier Foundation. — DFG President Prof. Dr Katja Becker delivering keynote during the inaugural session of GS25. On the dais L to R: Prof. Dr Sandeep Sancheti, Vice President Research Relations and Academic Ambassador at Elsevier India; Prof. Dr Shekhar Mande, President INSA, and Ylann Schemm, Executive Director of the Elsevier Foundation.

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DFG participation at the Gender Summit GS25 in New Delhi

group picture of the participants of the conference — Participants of the conference

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DFG supported “Schopenhauer and Ecology” Conference in Delhi

group picture of the The European Union Research and Innovation Counsellors and representatives at Symbiosis International University, Noida Campus — The European Union Research and Innovation Counsellors and representatives at Symbiosis International University, Noida Campus.

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DFG at EU Research & Innovation Information Day at Symbiosis International (Deemed University)

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Dr. Bipasa Kar

Dr. Bipasa Kar is a postdoctoral researcher from India currently based at the Department of Bioinformatics at the University of Würzburg, Germany, where she is conducting an independent research project funded by the DFG Walter Benjamin Programme.

In this interview, she talks about designing her own research project, navigating the proposal process and her experience in Germany so far. Read more(interner Link)

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