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Call for Application

Cologne International Forum Innovative Tandem Collaborations

The Cologne International Forum at the University of Cologne invites applications for Cologne International Forum Innovative Tandem Collaborations to foster international research collaboration and innovative project endeavours.

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International Climate Protection Fellowship

The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation invites applications for the International Climate Protection Fellowships. The programme supports prospective leaders who are actively engaged in climate protection or climate-related resource conservation to implement a research-based project during a one-year stay in Germany.  

Report

Enhancing Indo-German SME Innovation and Technology Cooperation

This report, a joint publication of the DWIH New Delhi, DAAD and the Fraunhofer Office in India provides an overview of the innovation and research ecosystems in both countries, emphasizing the role of SMEs. It also outlines funding mechanisms for technology transfer and industry–academia collaboration and presents key recommendations from the stakeholder dialogue to help shape a framework for Indo-German technology cooperation.

Indo-German entrepreneurship programme

Call for applications: Innovators Connect- Tandem 2025

Innovators Connect – Tandem is a two week immersion programme for young researchers interested in start-up founding and early-stage start-up founders from India and Germany. The programme takes place in India. Participants will work in teams to generate innovative ideas, undergo training for bringing research ideas to market and get exposure to start-up and innovation ecosystems of India and Germany. The programme will include design thinking workshops, information sessions, mentoring, networking sessions, lab visits and more.

Call for Applications

ICAS:MP Short-Term Fellowships 2026–27

The M.S. Merian – R. Tagore International Centre of Advanced Studies (ICAS:MP), supported by the Max Weber Stiftung and funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), invites applications for short-term residential fellowships in New Delhi for the academic year July 2026 – June 2027.

Indo-German Forum: Research, Innovation and Transfer

Dialogue on the Future of International Research Cooperation and DAAD Jubilee Celebrations

The Indo-German Forum: Research, Innovation and Transfer on 20 March 2025 addressed current developments in internationalisation of higher education and research, its structural challenges, and shared visions for research and innovation. Focusing on institutional linkages and science diplomacy, the forum explored pathways to strengthen collaboration in research, innovation, and knowledge transfer.

Indo-German Forum: Research, Innovation and Transfer

Leadership Roundtables – A roadmap for future international cooperation

 The Indo-German Forum: Research, Innovation and Transfer, held on 20 March 2025 in New Delhi, marked a significant event in the longstanding partnership between India and Germany. Building upon the two milestones of 25 years of strategic collaboration and 50 years of Science and Technology Cooperation (WTZ) celebrated in 2024, this flagship format of the German Centre for Research and Innovation (DWIH) New Delhi, brought together a network of 225+ representatives of academic, research and policy professionals for discussions that would shape the future of Indo-German cooperation and broaden the partner network.