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Germany and Department of Science and Technology, Government of India granted about Rs. 20 crore and Rs. 5.33 crore respectively to IIT-Madras for Indo-German collaborative research projects on climate change and sustainability. The title of the project is 'Building an International Research Network on Sustainability to Enhance Strategic Knowledge for Climate Change'. DAAD of Germany supports the project under “New Passage to India” program. In Berlin, on Wednesday, April 10, 2013, in presence of India MHRD and science, technology and earth sciences ministers and the German...

In October 2012, The German Government has set up a German House for Research and Innovation in New Delhi (in German: Deutsches Wissenschafts- und Innovationshaus, DWIH New Delhi) - a ‘ one-stop shop ’ for interested students, researchers and potential partner institutions, and disseminate information about higher education in Germany, research landscape and funding sources. From 26 April onwards, the DWIH New Delhi will start its “Excellence on Tour 2013” across India: “The DWIH New Delhi – Excellence on Tour 2013!” is a unique multi-city road...

In the “2012 Profile Data on Internationality of German Universities” (“Profildaten zur Internationalität der deutschen Hochschulen 2012″) HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management (HHL) was ranked as one of the top management institutes in Germany, beating out 61 other institutes. The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) the German Rectors’ Conference (HRK) and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (AvH) collectively commissioned for the report. As per the study, the MBA and M.Sc. courses at HHL are the best internationally-oriented courses amongst...

Since the academic session of 2008-2009, Germany has witnessed a 70 percent increase in the enrolment of Indian students at German institutions and universities, as per the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). Last year, approximately 5998 students were studying in Germany, which was an increase in numbers from 5038 in 2010-2011. Collectively, the number of overseas students has steadily increased to 244,776 in 2009-2010 and 252,032 in 2010-2011. Sources from DAAD confirmed these numbers, stating that the reason for the increase was that international students were now starting to...

As per an estimate given by the Bulgarian academic community, nearly 24,000 Bulgarian students pursued their education abroad in 2011. About 1,957 Bulgarian students studied in the US universities, 1000 students in Italy and about 1,170 in the Netherlands. Germany accounts for the largest number of Bulgarian students. As per the Federal Statistical Office, in 2011, about 7,997 Bulgarian students studied in Germany accounting for nearly 7% of the Bulgarian community. Germany has always been the hottest destination for the Bulgarian students despite the education fees introduced in 2007 and...

A recent survey on German students concluded that many students are not proficient in English that is required at a university level. Students studying in German universities seem to lack the basic comprehension of the English language leading to committing mistakes in spellings and grammar. They lack the skills to formulate ideas in English and in writing correct sentences. More than 132 professors from 62 universities in Germany participated in the survey. It was initiated at a national meeting with professors in philosophy in the year 2011 and was published this year. The language...

Pioneers of the German higher education institutions have highlighted the inadequacies of the new reforms pertaining to Bologna’s new degrees. They claim that the regime of the course does not suffice the need of graduates to the country and have been unsuccessful at attaining the crucial goals. As per the experts, the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) evaluated only the duration of the study and ignored the actual performance and achievements of the students. Only 20% of the students attend a semester abroad which is a very less percentage than anticipated. They assert that...

Michael Steiner, Ambassador of Germany in India, expressed Germany’s interest in providing vocational education to Indian graduates in a meeting with the Governor of Maharashtra earlier this week. Germany is keen to share its expertise in vocational education and training with India and could offer expertise to institutions here in providing skill based programmes, he said. Talking about the matter, Steiner stated that Germany would be a perfect partner to India in providing skills to 500 million Indians by year 2022 –a target set by the Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh....

Many students studying in US universities are unable to find employment despite investing in a reputed university for high quality education. In the year 2009, four-year college graduates were unable to find employment in the areas they had studied as per the US government report. The government believes that by following the German educational method of vocational and educational training, unemployment in youth will decrease in the next ten years. The German model of education provides Dual Vocational Training System (TVET); a program that many supporters believe is the reason behind low...

IT companies from Germany are likely to fund Indus University’s innovation center. The Indus center for Innovation was set up recently by the Electrotherm based in Ahmedabad. The center is likely to draw in funds up to Rs 10 lakh to 50 lakh by the German and Indian IT and engineering companies. Sources from the University revealed that the German companies made the proposal of funding the innovation center a few days ago during a meeting of the German Indian Business Center (GIBC) that took place in Ahmedabad. The companies have shown interest in sustaining new concepts and...