Why research and innovation collaboration with India?

Information and Innovation Day India

Why cooperate with India in research and innovation: Opportunities and offers of support

On Thursday, 4 July, the School of Science and the Chair of the Internationalization Committee of the School, Prof. Dr. Jan Weigand, invited all interested university teachers and early-career researchers at TU Dresden to the "Information and Innovation Day India". The event served as a valuable platform to highlight opportunities for cooperation with India in the field of research and innovation and to present offers of support. The guests of honor were Dr. Katja Lasch, Head of the DAAD branch office in New Delhi and Director of the German House for Research and Innovation (DWIH) New Delhi, and Aadishree Jamkhedkar, Head of Programmes at the DWIH New Delhi.

India's growing importance on the international stage, reinforced by its role at the G20 Summit 2023, is also reflected in the country's rapidly growing research and innovation landscape. The event offered comprehensive insights into the Indian science and innovation ecosystem as well as the numerous cooperation opportunities available to German researchers. Support services offered by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and the German House for Research and Innovation (DWIH) were presented to facilitate collaboration between Germany and India.

In addition to presentations by the DAAD and DWIH, field reports on Indian-German research cooperation were presented. These illustrated the potential, but also the challenges involved in implementing such projects. The event ended on a relaxed note with a glass of Lohrmann's Brew, the TU's own beer brand, to which the host invited guests.

Program highlights:

• Welcome by Prof. Dr. Jan Weigand, Chairman of the Internationalization Committee at the MatNat department
• Presentation "Cooperation with India as a location for research and innovation" by Dr. Katja Lasch and Aadishree Jamkhedkar
• Field report "Indian-German research cooperation" by Dr. Preeti Bhauriyal, Maria Reiche scholarship holder at the Faculty of Chemistry TU Dresden
• Presentation "Erasmus+ and new funding programs of the SMWK" by Tabea Gösche and Lina Bräu from the International Office of TU Dresden
• Discussion round: German-Indian university and research cooperation - opportunities and possibilities

The Institute of Lightweight Engineering and Polymer Technology (ILK) was represented by Dipl.-Ing. Christian Düreth (research associate at the ILK and specialist coordinator). Christian Düreth (research associate at the ILK and specialist coordinator for the Indian partnerships) and Radka Roßner (ILK International Office Advisor). They took the opportunity to present the successes and challenges of the bilateral COMPOLL project with IIT Delhi and to discuss the potential for improvement in cooperation with India.

Contact for queries and further information

Dr. Maria Magdalena Scheerbaum, International Affairs Advisor of the MatNat Division
Phone +49 (0)351 463-33013,