DAAD Alumni South Asia

Welcome! The DAAD would like to keep in touch with you even after your funding period has ended. This longstanding relationship between you and the DAAD expands in the form of a strong network over the South Asian region – India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.

Alumni in South Asia

The DAAD Regional Office operates a two-fold approach for its alumni in South Asia:

Subject-specific: Join other alumni for Sustainable Development Goals by showcasing your research and giving back to society. This will not only strengthen scientific exchange but also contribute to deliberating upon global challenges.
Interdisciplinary and regional: Gear up and build regional networks through activities, workshops, seminars that transcend individual subjects. Interdisciplinary topics will forge stronger networks.

Connect with the DAAD in South Asia at alumni.newdelhi@daad.de.

DAAD Alumni Associations in South Asia

DAAD alumni have come together with other Germany alumni and established a number of associations. This is how they meet and stay connected academically as well as socially.
Do connect with them!

As a DAAD alumna or alumnus, a wide array of world-wide programmes and special offers are available for you. Check out here.

DAAD facilitated learning the magic of disciplined research and the principle of 'one person can make a difference' from Germany, the Land of Ideas.

Dr Archana Raghavan Sathyan, Kerala Agricultural University

Alumni for SDG

The specialist web talk series ‘Alumni for SDG’ showcases important and relevant topics of the Sustainable Development Goals. It is brought to you by DAAD alumni from the region, that is from India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and Sri Lanka. They will talk about their research work, as a way to give back to society. Bridge builders between South Asia and Germany, alumni strengthen the network of subject experts active in the fields of various SDGs.

This was a great opportunity and platform for us to share experiences and best practices across the nations in the region. Thanks, DAAD regional office for organizing such a great event.

Dr Ishanka Karunarathne, Sri Lanka

Alumni Meets

Stay connected with other alumni through regular regional meetings. The DAAD organises many workshops on interesting topics such as science communication.

DAAD Alumni Meet for Pune and Mumbai Region 2022

DAAD organised the Alumni Meet in Pune in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut Max Mueller Bhavan Pune on 24 and 25 November 2022.. DAAD alumni groups from the Pune and Mumbai regions were invited for this 2-day event set within the framework of the “Critical Zones” – Exhibition of the the ZKM, Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe.

The first part of the programme included a visit to the exhibition and an interdisciplinary panel discussion on resilient societies within the context of the SDGs. The second part focused on the role of DAAD alumni and how they can contribute towards the facilitation of Indo-German science cooperation within the SDG context.

Check out some photos

The deep exposure to Germany's unique research culture was, by far, the best thing that happened in my academic career.

Prof. Dr Ranjan Ghosh, IIM Ahmedabad

Funding Programmes for Alumni

Here are some funding opportunities from the DAAD for former scholarship holders such as yourselves:

The DAAD fellowship is the best platform to enrich the knowledge in both academic and research fronts and to understand the cultures of each country very well.

Dr B G Unni, CSIR NEIST- Jorhat

Alumni Corner

From Bengal to Berlin: A Journey and a Relationship

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