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The German Centre for Research and Innovation (DWIH), New Delhi, organised the third and final station of its “Excellence on Tour!” (EoT) program from 22nd – 28th March 2014 in Kolkata at Science City. The EoT provided a platform for all interested students and scientists from Kolkata and neighboring regions to interact with representatives and scientists from various German higher-education institutes, universities and research-organizations. Max-Planck-Gesellschaft (MPG) along with the other consortium members of DWIH, New Delhi participated in EoT, Kolkata with great enthusiasm. The EoT pavilion was visited by more than 10,000 visitors and the event as a whole was well received by the public, press and media. Prof. Dr. Laurent Gizon, Director, Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Solar System Research, Göttingen, Germany was invited to deliver one of the key-note speeches along with other dignitaries during the inauguration ceremony on 22nd of March 2014.

GIAN ( Global Initiative of Academic Networks ) is a Government of India program for guest lectures by internationally and nationally renowned experts to encourage their engagement with the institute of Higher education in India. GIAN aims to connect scientists, academicians and students.

For detailed information - http://www.gian.iitkgp.ac.in

Dr Amisha Jain from University of Cologne Regional Office New Delhi was invited as a speaker by Symbiosis International (Deemed University) in collaboration with the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) in an international conference on Internationalisation at Home (IaH): Strategies for building global, international and intercultural (GII) competencies from 5th to 7th April 2018, Symbiosis International University in Pune, India. Dr Jain talked about the internationalisation strategy followed in University of Cologne and the compiled catalogue of measures defining 16 concrete tasks as internationalization concept. Her deliberations and information was well received amongst the audience.

The Institute for South Asian and Southeast Asian Studies University of Cologne is organising Summer schools in the months of August and September.

The Summer school on the "History and Culture of Cambodia" is being organised from the 06.8.-26.8.2018. Numerous excursions will take place to illustrate the pre-Angkor and Angkor period of the History of Cambodia as well as ecological and economic aspects of the great lake Tonle Sap. Contents of the summer school are history, religions, society, ecological, political and economic aspects of pre-modern and modern Cambodia with a special focus on Angkor.