From 5 to 7 March 2025, the DFG Office India participated in the outreach visit of the EU delegation to India’s research and innovation counsellors in Jodhpur and Udaipur. Both Jodhpur and Udaipur are amongst Rajasthan’s upcoming cities with a thriving economy, infrastructure, improved connectivity, and most importantly, they are being developed into hubs for research and education activities.

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During the three-day visit, the delegation consisting of representatives of the delegations of the European Union to India, Euraxess, Germany, Austria, Sweden, Slovenia and Denmark visited a number of institutions and universities based in the two cities.

• Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur(externer Link) (IIT Jodhpur)
• All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur(externer Link) (AIIMS Jodhpur)
• National Institute for Implementation Research on Non-Communicable Diseases(externer Link) (ICMR-NIIRNCD Jodhpur)
• Indian Institute of Management Udaipur(externer Link) (IIM Udaipur)
• Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur(externer Link) (MLSU Udaipur)

The EU’s outreach activity, organised with the aim of sensitisation, exploration of synergies in general, potential collaboration and information of students, researchers and faculty members about the multifaceted EU research landscape and funding programmes, was highly appreciated by the institutions/universities visited.

Further information

• Article on LinkedIn by Dr. Ankur Gupta(externer Link)
• Article on LinkedIn by International Relations, IIT Jodhpur(externer Link)
• Facebook page of the Office of International Relations, IIT Jodhpur(externer Link)
• Instagram article on the visit of EU delegates at IIT Jodhpur(externer Link)
• Photo gallery of the visit of EU science counsellors to MLSU(externer Link)