MoUs for Strengthening Indo-German Science and Technology Cooperation

Shri Kapil Sibal, Hon'ble Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences and Dr Annette Schavan, Federal Minister for Education & Research, Germany had bilateral discussions on 30th October 2007 on the sidelines of the German Chancellor's visit to India. Both ministers discussed matters of bilateral interests in the areas of Science & Technology.

It was mentioned by Shri Kapil Sibal that both India and German have agreed to set-up Indo-German S&T Centre in Delhi with both sides committing 10 million euros for over a period of next 5 years. The Centre will be a model for Public Private Partnership for Scientific and Industrial research. The MoU for establishing the Indo-German Centre would be concluded today in presence of two heads of the governments and would be signed by both science ministers.

Five different MoU's pertaining to cooperation I the fields of S&T were signed during the meeting between two ministers. These MoU's are between-

1. DST and DAAD for exchange of senior and young researchers.

2. IIT Delhi and TU Darmstadt for implementing joint research project on Lean manufacturing     processes.

3. Anna University and Helmoltz Association on energy research

4. JNU-ICMR-Helmoltz Association on Medical research.

Both ministers further agreed to enhance the scope of the on-going S&T activities.

Source : Department of Science and Technology
Date : October 31, 2007