The daylong event was structured in two parts. In the first part, six Leadership Roundtables brought together over 60 institutional leaders and experts from India and Germany to engage in in-depth discussions on topics such as researcher mobility, equitable research partnerships, technology transfer, and structured academic exchange between higher education institutions. The second part of the day, the Dialogues and Networking Evening was a platform to expanding on the themes raised during the roundtables, offering a broader strategic vision for future cooperation.
The highlight was the high-level panel session titled "The Future of International Research Collaboration: Frameworks, Partnerships, and Impact". The discussion explored both the challenges and opportunities in Indo-German collaboration, focusing on creating effective frameworks, fostering impactful partnerships, and building sustainable models for international cooperation for research and technology transfer. Another highlight of the evening was the launch of the publication "India as a Strategic Partner" by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and DWIH, a handbook for German higher education institutions offering recommendations on cooperation with India.
The evening was also an occasion to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the DAAD and 65 years of its presence in India. The DAAD Regional Office, with over 60 years of activity in India, has been a key player of academic exchange and cooperation as well as mobility of students and researchers between the two countries.
