Visit from IIT Indore TU Braunschweig welcomed delegation from India

In early March, TU Braunschweig welcomed a high-level delegation from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Indore to its campus. The purpose of the visit was to discuss joint research and teaching collaborations between the two universities.

The Indian Institutes of Technology are India’s leading universities for engineering and technology. Among them is IIT Indore, founded in 2009, which has been recognized as an “Institute of National Importance” since 2016. With approximately 2,350 students and 205 staff members, IIT Indore covers a broad spectrum in research and teaching—ranging from aerospace engineering to artificial intelligence and nanotechnology to renewable energy.

During the visit, Prof. Suhas Joshi (right) presented Prof. Sándor Fekete with a commemorative plaque. Picture credits: Institute of Operating Systems and Computer Networks/TU Braunschweig

In addition to IIT President Professor Suhas Joshi, the delegation included the Vice President for International Relations, Professor Prabhat Kumar Upadhyay; the Vice President for Academic Affairs, Professor Abhishek Shrivastava; and Professor Bhargav Vaidya. The guests spent an engaging day at TU Braunschweig and made the most of the opportunity to interact with numerous members of the TU community.

The guests gained valuable insights during the tour of the BRICS led by Prof. Dieter Jahn (left). Picture credits: BRICS/TU Braunschweig

At the Center of Pharmaceutical Engineering, the guests listened to different presentations. Picture credits: PVZ/TU Braunschweig

After discussions with Professor Sándor Fekete regarding the current state of cooperation between TU Braunschweig and its Indian partners, the guests visited the Braunschweig Integrated Centre for Systems Biology (BRICS). There, Professor Dieter Jahn provided them with a captivating insight into research activities and various laboratories. This was followed by a tour of the Center for Pharmaceutical Process Engineering (PVZ) featuring various presentations and discussions, in which among others Professor Carsten Schilde, Professor Iordana Konstantinou, and Dr. Emanuela Montefrancesco participated.

The visit concluded with a tour of the Laboratory for Emerging Nanotechnologies (LENA). Discussions with Professor Andreas Waag, Professor Markus Henke, and Dr. Thorben Dammeyer focused on the activities of both universities in the field of quantum and nanotechnologies.

Before the guests left the Lion City, they paid a visit to the statue of Carl Friedrich Gauss, one of Braunschweig’s most famous citizens.

“The visit was very informative and inspiring!” summarized Kumar Upadhyay. “Overall, it was a very enriching and enlightening experience for us. We look forward to establishing a close and lasting collaboration between IIT Indore and TU Braunschweig and would be honored to host colleagues from TU Braunschweig for return visits.”

Visit to LENA at TU Braunschweig. From left: Prof. Kumar Upadhyay, Prof. Abhishek Shrivastava, Prof. Suhas Joshi, Prof. Sándor Fekete, Prof. Andreas Waag, Prof. Bhargav Vaidya. Picture credits: LENA/TU Braunschweig