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DFG-SERB First Indo-German Week of the Young Researcher, New Delhi
Group Photo of the participants and organizers of the first Indo-German Week of the Young Researcher. Prof. Akhilesh Gupta, SERB Secretary (6th from left)
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(02.12.22) From 7th to 10th November, 2022, the DFG office India together with Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Government of India organized the First Indo-German Week of the Young Researcher at The Lalit Hotel, New Delhi. The event brought early to mid-career researchers from the two countries together to share their research interests and build long-term research partnerships. This year’s scientific topic was Chemistry.
DFG Secretary General, Dr. Heide Ahrens, visits India in October 2022
Round Table meeting with Prof. Rangan Banerjee, Director, IIT-Delhi and faculty members from various departments
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(29.11.22) A DFG Delegation headed by Dr. Heide Ahrens, DFG Secretary General, visited New Delhi, India, in October 2022 along with Dr. Jörg Schneider, Head International Affairs, and Dr. Ingrid Krüßmann, deputy head International Affairs. The programme included visits to reputed scientific institutes like IIT Delhi, meetings with German organizations as well as funding organizations such as Department of Science and Technology (DST) and others, Ministry of Science and Technology.
15 years of DFG in India – Enabling Indo-German research collaboration
(20.10.22) Exchanging new ideas and enabling new endeavours for the future research collaboration between India and Germany – under this motto, the German Research Foundation did celebrate 15 years of its DFG office in India yesterday in New Delhi.
ICMR and DFG announce Call for Proposals in Toxicology
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(10.06.22) DFG and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) are happy to announce a new funding initiative, with this year’s pilot call targeting projects in toxicology. Projects to be funded in this initiative will have an Indian and a German part, run for up to three years and can include funding items from staff (doctoral or post-doctoral researchers), consumables, small devices, workshops, travel or other needed items.
Indo-German International Research Training Groups – Online launch event
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The German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG) and the Department of Science of Technology (DST), Government of India, have recently announced their new open funding programme for Indo-German International Research Training Groups (IRTG).
Indian Science Minister meets DFG President
Prof. Katja Becker and Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences Dr. Jitendra Singh
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(10.05.22) In the context of the recent Intergovernmental Consultations between India and Germany, the Indian Minister of Science Dr Jitendra Singh met with DFG President Prof Katja Becker. In the open and effective discussion in Berlin, the two policymakers discussed a wide range of topics, including the organization of the two science systems, science-driven funding of basic research, the relevance of diversity and equal opportunity in research as well as the importance of biomedical research.
DST and DFG announce new programme for large consortia: Indo-German International Research Training Groups
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(03.02.22) For many years, the German Research Foundation (DFG) and the Department of Science and Technology (DST) have provided joint project funding for Indian and German P.I.s collaborating in Indo-German research projects. Through many projects, the Indian and German communities have strengthened their ties. It is a mark of DST’s and DFG’s success that the two agencies have started to receive enquiries about funding opportunities for larger consortia with plans for complex projects of longer duration.