Hyderabad: The India-Germany bilateral trade, now at about €18 billion is set for a big boost as the negotiations on the free trade agreement and investments reaches a very critical phase, according to Michael Steiner, German Ambassador to India.
He said that the cooperation in other broader areas such as energy, with accent on renewables, education and research, science and technological will bring people closer between the two countries.
Announcing the inaugural of a eight-day event of Germany in Hyderabad, he said this will serve as a platform to understand the broader areas of mutual cooperation between the two countries. He felt that the broader agreements once signed will also provide a platform to facilitate more opportunities to work together. While the event is targeted to focus on areas of potential interface such as education, research, he felt that there is need to understand both the countries and see how each could be beneficial to other.
He said higher education, research and language are the door opener for the globalised world.
Germany and India want to foster these areas to the benefit of both countries.
“In Berlin, on April 11, Chancellor Merkel and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh have paved the way for an ever-closer Indo-German academic and scientific partnership. In Hyderabad, the road shows, on bringing research institutes, put this partnership into practice,” he said.
The DWIH Session-Study & Research in Germany provides a platform for students and those seeking to pursue research an opportunity to understand the various opportunities where exchange programmes could take place. They have a chance to interact and learn about potential and possibilities. The event also hosting a session on Make it in Germany presenting opportunities for students and qualified professionals.
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