German Centre for Research and Innovation (DWIH), New Delhi
UoC is a member of The German Centre for Research and Innovation (DWIH) New Delhi since 2012, which is funded by the Federal Foreign Office of Germany and overseen by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). It’s a network of 28 German research organisations, universities, funding bodies, and research-based companies that promotes German research landscape in India. Most of the DWIH consortium members have regional offices in India. All consortium members may apply for project co-funding to organise research and study activities jointly with the other DWIH members and together with the Indian Institutes of Higher Education. From 2013-2025, more than 500.000 Euros has been awarded as a third-party funding to UoC India office from DWIH New Delhi. The preparations for applications concerning calls are coordinated both by the UoC International Office, UoC India office and the various faculties at the UoC.
Few examples of academic activities are:
| Project | Professor (UoC) | Indian Professor |
Workshop on "Plant-environment interactions and their ecological and agricultural consequences" at Dapoli (Maharashtra) organized jointly with Max Planck Gesellschaft India Office December 2024 | NA | Dr. Balakumaran Chandrasekar, Assistant Professor at the Department of Biological Sciences, Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani (Pilani Campus) Alumnus, Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS), University of Cologne |
Workshop on "Unleashing the Entrepreneurial Potential of Your Research" at Centre for Nano Science and Engineering (CeNSE), Indian Institute of Science Bangalore July 2024 | Dr.-rer. nat. Dadhichi Paretkar, Transferscout at the faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences at the Gateway Excellence Start-Up Center | Ms. Kalpana Subbaramappa, Program Manager Centre for Nano Science and Engineering (CeNSE), Indian Institute of Science Bangalore Dr. Sridhar Srinivasan, Chief Executive Officer, Gallium Nitride Ecosystem Enabling Centre and Incubator (GEECI) Indian Institute of Science Bangalore |
Panel discussion on “Redefining Academic Entrepreneurship and Innovation Support Across Boundaries” July 2024 | Dr.-rer. nat. Dadhichi Paretkar, Transferscout at the faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences at the Gateway Excellence Start-Up Center | Mr. Navratan Katariya, Director, NASSCOM CoE IoT & AI |
Workshop on "Unleashing the Entrepreneurial Potential of Your Research" at Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer (FITT) Indian Institute of Technology Delhi July 2024 | Dr.-rer. nat. Dadhichi Paretkar, Transferscout at the faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences at the Gateway Excellence Start-Up Center | Dr. Nitya Nand Gosvami, Assistant Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Prof Ketan Kotecha, Director, Symbiosis Institute of Technology Pune & Dean, Faculty of Engineering, Symbiosis International (Deemed University) |
International Seminar on (De)Coding AI in the Humanities at Banaras Hindu University September 2023 | Dr. Roger Fornoff, Head of the Department 'German as a Foreign Language' (DaF) | Ms. Shipra Tholia, Assistant Professor, Department of German Studies, Banaras Hindu University |
International Conference on 'Mind the Prompt, Prompt the Mind: Humanities in The Age of AI' at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi September 2023 | Dr. Roger Fornoff, Head of the Department 'German as a Foreign Language' (DaF) | Dr Michael Stadler, DAAD Lecturer, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi |
| Web-Talk series on German Start-Up and Entrepreneurship Scene: Connect with Germany to Grow your Start-Up | Mr. Marc Kley, Project Manager, GATEWAY – Start-up Services |
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| Conference on Vocational Education and Skill Formation | Prof. Matthias Pilz, WiSo | |
| Workshop on 'Grant Writing & Management in a Nutshell' | Dr. Thilo Zimmermann, Head of Unit "Academic Networks & SDG Goals" | |
| Symposium on Sustainable Smart Cities | Prof. Kirk Junker, IMES | |
| Advanced Material Solutions for Alternative Energy Solutions | Prof. Sanjay Mathur, Inorganic Chemistry | Prof. Ravi Kumar N. V, IIT Madras |
| Web Talk on Implications of Covid-19 on Geriatric Care | Prof. Dr. Sascha Köpke, Med Fak | Dr. Mubashir Angolkar, J.N Medical College |
| Indo-German Forum: Cities & Climate - Climate science for cities | Prof. Dr. Frauke Kraas, Dept. of Geography | Ms Suruchi Bhadwal, Senior Fellow-TERI |
| Indo- German Symposium on Quantum Science and Technologies | Prof. David Gross, Institute for Theoretical Physics | Prof. Anil Prabhakar, IIT Madras |
| Big Digitalization Rush- How Higher education and Research Organization in India and germany Respond to the Coronavirus Pandemic | Prof. Dr. Susanne Brandtstädter, GSSC & Prof. Dr. Beatrix Busse, Vice Rector for Teaching and Studies | Dr Vidya Yeravdekar, SIU & Prof. Sucharita Sen, JNU |