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 18 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 2014-2024, more than 300.000 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 "Unleashing the Entrepreneurial Potential of Your Research" at Centre for Nano Science and Engineering (CeNSE), Indian Institute of Science Bangalore	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”	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	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	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	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
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