German Indian higher education dialogue

On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between India and Germany, the Consul General of India in Frankfurt and the German University for Advanced Studies, in collaboration with CII Germany and Indo Euro Synchronization, have created a platform to address the topic of higher education between India and Germany.
India has been one of the world’s fastest growing economies for over three decades. Experts think that after India has recovered from the pandemic-related crises and its aftermath, it would resume its former development rates and, within the next decade, might become the world’s third-largest economy.
India’s greatest trading partner in the European Union is Germany, which has been one of India’s most significant commercial partners for years. In 2001, Germany and India signed a “Strategic Partnership” that is expanded and enhanced by frequent top-level bilateral government meetings.
In the sectors of higher education and research, cooperation between Germany and India has also grown rapidly. The Commonwealth nations and the United States have always been the first choices for Indian students who desire to study abroad, not least because their higher education systems are comparable to India’s, as well as the language of teaching, English.
However, there has been a rapid surge in interest in studying in Germany, with the number of Indian students in Germany tripling in the last five years to over 25,000, making them the second largest group in Germany, only behind Chinese students. The vast majority of Indian students (approximately 81 percent) travel to Germany to get a master’s degree, with only 1% pursuing a doctorate.
However, this is far from the end of the possibilities. On the subcontinent, German educational options are still underrepresented, and numerous chances are still available. Closer collaboration between German and Indian partner institutions, for example, might boost both India’s high-tech trajectory and Germany’s high-tech location, releasing synergies on both sides.
Germany and the Republic of India have both been hard hit by the global Corona epidemic. Today’s digital conference will attempt to demonstrate the impact of the crisis on universities in both nations, as well as how institutions responded and sought ways out of the crisis. At the present, it appears that the epidemic is gradually diminishing, due to vaccination efforts and other measures. Is there any indication yet of how universities in both nations will approach the coming semester, and what new focuses they will have? This will be discussed in our meeting today.

Participants:

A group of vice chancellors and decision-makers from Indian institutions are looking to collaborate with Germany in the future. A group of delegates from German institutions and universities interested in collaborating with India.

Guest of Honor:

• 1) Dr. B.V.R. Mohan Reddy , Founder Chairman & Board Member, CYIENT Chairman, CII Educational Council, Honorary Consul General for Germany from India.
• 2) Dr. Anil Sahasrabudhe, Chairman, All India Council for Technical Education, India.