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2000 - 2009

Some very promising programmes started in this decade. Sprachassistenz still goes on, Vertrauensdozenten has taken a new form.

2001

  • Hi! Potentials – International Careers Made in Germany – the DAAD started conducting an international campaign for the promotion of Germany as a study location on behalf of and funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). The first German higher education fair under this campaign was held in 2001.
German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder visiting the German higher education fair in New Delhi
German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder visiting the German higher education fair in New Delhi© DAAD ASND
  • DAAD Information Centres started in Chennai (at the Goethe-Institut) and Mumbai (at the Indo-German Chamber of Commerce). They were headed by DAAD Lektoren at IIT Madras and University of Mumbai
Information Centres started in Chennai and Mumbai
Information Centres started in Chennai and Mumbai© DAAD ASND

2003

2003

  • Ulrich Podewils joined as the Director (2003-2008)

2004

2004

  • DAAD shifted to 72, Lodi Estate, the French cultural centre; celebrating Franco-German friendship
DAAD 72 Lodi Road, Inauguration; Prof. Dr Max Huber, DAAD Vice President with dignitaries
DAAD 72 Lodi Road, Inauguration; Prof. Dr Max Huber, DAAD Vice President with dignitaries© DAAD ASND
  • One of the early events under the Hi potentials! campaign to promote Germany as a research destination. The Sci-Tech Forum 2004 was a collaborative DAAD-DFG project
A collaborative project by DAAD and DFG
A collaborative project by DAAD and DFG© DAAD ASND

2006

2006

  • Europe was presented as a promising destination for higher education for the first time. DAAD organised the EHEF 2006 together with British Council, NUFFIC and “EduFrance”
The first ever European Higher Education Fair 2006 co-organised by the DAAD
The first ever European Higher Education Fair 2006 co-organised by the DAAD© DAAD ASND
  • Language Assistants (Sprachassistenz) programme took off. Fresh graduates or postgraduates from Germany with specialisation in German Studies taught German language at select Indian institutions. 25 Language Assistants have been in India till date
  • DAAD Honorary Advisors programme (Vertrauensdozeneten) started. Germany alumni got together to mentor and inspire students and faculty to consider Germany as a partner for their further education and research
DAAD Honorary Advisors with Ambassador Muetzelburg and Team DAAD
DAAD Honorary Advisors with Ambassador Muetzelburg and Team DAAD© DAAD ASND
  • DAAD-UGC MoU was signed for PPP (Project-based Personnel Partnerships) in the field of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • DAAD Information Point in Dhaka started to operate out of Goethe-Institut Bangladesh

2007

2007

Meeting of DAAD IC network and DAAD Lektoren, 2007
Meeting of DAAD IC network and DAAD Lektoren, 2007© DAAD ASND
  • DAAD-UGC MoU was signed for short term research stays (WAP) for Indian and German scientists in the field of Humanities & Social Sciences

2008

2008

  • Christiane Schlottmann joined as Director (2008-2014)
Golden Jubilee IIT Madras – celebrating a 50 year partnership
Golden Jubilee IIT Madras – celebrating a 50 year partnership© IIT Madras

2009

2009

  • A New Passage to India (ANPtI) strengthened the Indo-German academic collaboration further and was funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). It included four core components:
    •  Indo-German Partnerships in Higher Education (IGP)
    •  German-Indian Higher Education Cooperations (DIHSK)
    •  Working Internships in Science and Engineering (WISE)
    •  Indo-German Centre for Sustainability (IGCS) at IIT Madras
  • Dr. Angela Merkel was awarded the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding (ICCR – Indian Council of Cultural Relations). On that occasion, the Dr Angela Merkel Scholarship in Law was instituted for master level studies in the field of law
  • DAAD Information Centre Pune was established
Team Information Centre Pune
Team Information Centre Pune© DAAD ASND

2010 - 2019